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Jan 24, 1450
Printing Press
Johann Gutenburg invented this. Printing spread all over Europe.First to use a press to print the bible the oldest full length volume printed. -
Alphabet
A set of letters or symbols in a fixed order. Used to represent the basic sounds of a language. -
Typewriter
Henry Mill receieved the first patent for a typewriter. -
National magazines
the saturday evening post. -
Telegraph
Joseph Henry invented this in the first electric telegraph. 1832 Samuel Morse invents Morse Code. -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell inventend this in Boston. One hundred twenty years later there are over 360 million telephone number and that figure grows each year. -
Congress
Congress gives discount postal rates to magazines. -
Ideogram
Written character that symbolizes the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it. -
Computer
The first commercially available mass produced electronic computer entered the market. The computer was manufactured in the United States. -
Online
providing a variety of information and communication facilities. These interconnected networks use standardized communication protocols. -
Micheal Jackson
Thriller redefines the concept of music video on MTV. -
Radio
Rise of talk radio. -
World Web
Sir timothy john berners lee invents the world wide web. -
New type of internet
Microsoft Internet Exploror is launched. -
Series
JK Rowlings Harry Potter series is translated into many languages sells to a world wide mass market and launches a continuous series of blockbuster movies. -
Email
Short for electronic mail. EMail is a means of sending messages online. Email also allows you to send files as attachments to email messages. -
New Technology
IPOD and MP3 format compressed digital files debut. -
Multimedia
9/11 Attacks are reported immediatly through multimdeia. -
Online calling
software that allows you to call people on their computers or phones. -
New technology for books
Google library book project digitization of books. -
Debates
Presidential debates on youtube. -
Holograms
To see the person you are talking to and where they are at and see their hand gestures. -
Writing
a sequence of letters,words,or symbols marked on paper or other surface. -
Pictograms
Symbol that represents an object or idea.