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Jan 1, 1439
Invention of the printing press
This allowed for mass production of documents allowing ideas to spread. However, at this time, most people could not read -
Publication of the first journal
Published by Scientists and Engineers, this allowed ideas to be shared and advanced science. At this time a lot of people still could not read. -
First magazine published
Technology improved to allow monthly printing. General interest in these magazines showed that more people could now read, however many still couldn't -
First newspaper published in the UK
Technology now allows daily printing. People can find out what happened yesterday nationally. Creates supporters for printing. -
First telephone invented (for businesses only)
People can communicate in real time over long distances in commerce -
Home phones become available
Home telephones become available to those who can afford one. This allows the public to communicate. -
First BBC Radio Broadcast
Government owned broadcasting - first mass media transmittied directly to peoples homes. Millions of people buy radios. -
BBC Broadcast Television in the UK
Very powerful media - able to share opinions. New role of TV News Reporters. BBC inform, educate and entertain. 24 million used today -
Internet is invented
Internet invented by the US military so that if one base was destroyed, the others could still communicate. -
Cable TV widely available in the UK
This allows for the transmission of hundreds of channels. Also lays groundwork for broadband. -
Satellite in the UK
Very high technology developments allows for even more channels to be broadcast, live and direct from scene of events - wars, riots and so on. 10,000,000 people subscribe to satellite. -
First text message was sent
The most popular of instant communication was invented. 1 billion texts were sent per week. -
First public available world wide web
This allowed people to search for information and buy things via the internet -
First mobile phone in the UK becomes available
The first mobile phones in the UK, costing around £2,000 became available. They were mainly used for business and had a talk time limit of 30 minutes. They weighed around 1kg. -
3G Mobile Available
Allows recording and films on your mobile. Anyone can become a reporter - able to record images and upload them for good or bad use -
Web 2.0 Invented
By now the internet has become about social networking - MySpace and Bebo -
4G Mobile Available
High speed internet is now available for access to anyone with a smartphone mobile phone.