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Gutenberg’s printing press
Gutenberg's moveable type printing press, invented around 1439, ushered in a revolution in print technology. His press made it possible to mass-produce manuscripts at a minimal cost. Gutenberg's most well-known printed piece was the 42-line 'Gutenberg Bible,' which was printed about 1455. -
Computers
Charles Babbage, an English mathematician and inventor, is credited with inventing the first automatic digital computer. Babbage devised plans for the Analytical Engine in the mid-1830s. The Analytical Engine would have featured most of the essential features of today's computer, despite the fact that it was never built. -
Telegraph
The telegraph, invented by Samuel Morse (1791-1872) and other inventors in the 1830s and 1840s, revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by sending electrical impulses between stations over a wire. -
Motion pictures
The concept of the motion picture was first introduced to a mass audience through Thomas Edison's kinetoscope in 1891. However, it wasn't until the Lumière brothers released the cinématographe in 1895 that motion pictures were projected for audience viewing. -
Film
The Lumière brothers were the first to show projected moving pictures to a paying audience in December 1895 in Paris, France. They employed a gadget they invented called the Cinématographe, which had a camera, projector, and film printer all in one unit. -
Electric light
The electric light is invented by Thomas Edison. Electric light, which we now take for granted, has a profound impact on civilization. People were able to remain up later in the evening and participate in more social activities. The expansion of street lighting, headlights, and illuminated signs helped to calm the night. -
Radios
In the 1920s, radio news made its debut. Sponsored news programs and radio dramas began airing on the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) and the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). The development of the radio brought communications to rural America as well, and it was not just for city dwellers. Rural communities were also targeted for news and entertainment programs. As radio's popularity expanded, politicians realized that it provided a personal approach to communicate with the audience. -
Television
John Logie Baird showed the televising of moving things in 1926 at the Royal Institution in London, after producing televised items in outline in 1924, transmitting recognized human faces in 1925, and producing televised objects in outline in 1924. From 1929 through 1937, the BBC broadcasted using his televising technique. -
The internet
Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn, two computer scientists, are credited with creating the Internet communication protocols we use today, as well as the system known as the Internet. -
World Wide Web
The birthplace of the World Wide Web. While working at CERN in 1989, British scientist Tim Berners-Lee devised the World Wide Web (WWWW). The Web was created to address the demand for automated information sharing among scientists at universities and research organizations around the world.