Mass Media Timeline

By kaelynm
  • Printing press was invented
    1440

    Printing press was invented

    Johannes Gutenberg started a printing revolution in 1440 by inventing the printing press.
  • First magazine published

    First magazine published

    Edward Cave published the first general interest magazine.
  • Photography was invented

    Photography was invented

    William Henry Fox Talbot invented the process for practical photography.
  • First film was shown publicly

    First film was shown publicly

    In 1892, Edison and Dickson invented a motion camera and a viewing device. The year after, the films were released commercially.
  • Radio was invented

    Radio was invented

    Guglielmo Marconi sent and received his first radio signal in Italy in 1895.
  • First electronic television was invented

    First electronic television was invented

    Philo Taylor Farnsworth was the inventor of the first electronic television.
  • Mobile phones were invented

    Mobile phones were invented

    Motorola was the first company to create a handheld phone.
  • Internet was invented

    Internet was invented

    Computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web.
  • Blogs were invented

    Blogs were invented

    The first blog was created by Justin Hall in 1994.
  • Social Media was invented

    Social Media was invented

    The first site that was recognized as a social media site was called Six Degrees and it was invented in 1997.