mass media

Printing Press

Sep 20, 1450

The Gutenburg printing press was the first mass media device. It introduced modern book printing. Spread news farther than anything before it.

Electric Telegraphy

Jan 1, 1774

Invention of Electric Telegraph by George Louis Lesage

Type Writer

Jan 1, 1829

Invention of Typewriter by W.S. Burt

Telephone

Jan 1, 1876

Invention of Telephone by Alexander Graham Bell

First Photography

Jan 1, 1877

Invention of the phonograph by Thomas Alva Edison

Edison Phonograph

Jan 1, 1890

The Phonograph was the first consumer product designed for reproducing sound recordings.

Radio Stations in US and Canada

Jan 1, 1920

Radio stations started broadcasting in the beginning of the 20th century. This brought the new concept of listening to radio programming into more peoples homes on affordable radios. Radio audience grew very fast.
Took 38 years to reach 50 million people.

TV

Jan 1, 1930

commercially available to consumers by the 1930's.
13 years to reach 50 million people

Mobil Phone

Jan 1, 1973

First handheld Mobile Phone by John Mitchel, and Martin Cooper

Color Television

Jan 1, 1980

Color television has gone a long way. Guillermo González Camarena is known as the father of this technology.

Internet

Jan 1, 1990

Large network of computers grew faster than anyone imagined. Reached 50 million in 4 years

iPod

Nov 10, 2001

Changed the way we listen, store, and purchase music. Reached 50 Million people in 3 years