Mass Media

  • Jan 19, 1436

    Gutenberg's press

    Gutenberg's press
  • The Weekly Newes of 1622

    The Weekly Newes of 1622
    First english newsbook, first official newspaper London Gazette in 1666
  • THE FIRST BROADCAST

    THE FIRST BROADCAST
    In 1906 at Brant Rock MA, Fessenden plays his violin, sings a song, reads a bible verse or two into a wireless telephone of his own invention. This is the first broadcast and it happens Christmas Eve, 1906. It is a broadcast because it is designed for more than one listener (not 2-way) it is pre-announced. His goal is to find financial backers.
  • Television

    Television
    In 1862 Giovanni Caselli was the first to transmit a still picture over wires on his pantelegraph. First commecial by Charles Jenkins and BBC started regular tv transmissions
  • Birth of Internet

    Birth of Internet
  • First email

    First email
    the first email was sent with two computers sitting right next to each other