Periodization Technology Timeline By zayou359 Period: 1200 to 1750 Early Modern 1436 Printing Press Period: 1759 to 1945 Modern 1826 Photographs 1830 Telegraph 1860 Silent Movies 1876 telephone 1880 First Wireless Communication 1898 radio 1927 movies with sounds 1935 paperback books 1940 color movies 1940 cable tv 1943 First Computer Period: 1946 to 2021 Contemporary 1948 Transistor Radios 1953 Color TV 1956 vcrs 1956 Artificial Intelligence 1956 Recording to tape 1957 1st Satellite 1969 Laser Printers 1973 Cellular Phones 1977 Apple 2 computer 1978 gps 1978 Email 1980 Autonomous Vehicles 1980 3D printer 1983 internet 1996 DVD player 1997 MP3 player 2005 YouTube 2007 iphone 2009 block printing 2012 ipad