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1453: In the mid-15th century, Johannes Gutenberg invented a mechanical way of making books. Before the invention, copies of manuscripts had to be produced by hand.
Gutenberg's press used removable wooden and later metal letters knwon as type. The type would be arranged to create the desired message and then inked on to the paper.
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1620: First newspaper printed in English
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First telephone call made in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell.
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Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. While working on improvements to the telegraph and the telephone, Edison figured out a way to record sound on tinfoil-coated cylinders. In 1877, he created a machine with two needles: one for recording and one for playback. When Edison spoke into the mouthpiece, the sound vibrations of his voice would be indented onto the cylinder by the recording needle.
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Guglielmo Marconi patents the wireless telegraph.
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The Australian film 'The Story of the Kelly Gang' written and directed by Charles Tait is the world's first feature length film.
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Air mail begins in 1912.
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After the invention of short wave radio in 1919, the first radio stations begin operating in 1920.
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In 1927, The Jazz Singer debuts. This is the first motion picture which has sound.
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In 1940, the first commercial television station is established.
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In 1951, the first colour televisions go on sale for the public.
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The Vietnam War is the first war to be televised.
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When man first landed on the moon, it was broadcasted to 600 million people around the globe.
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In 1975, the MITS Altair 8800 becomes the first pre-assembled desktop computer available on the market.
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The first mobile phone service is commercially launched.
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones put their news database online.
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In 1985:
CD ROMS begin to be sold.
The first laptop computer is introduced.
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The World Wide Web (WWW) is publicly opened.
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The first advertisements appear on the Internet.
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First camera phones are laucnhed by J-Phone in Japan.
Previously to this, the smart phone was introduced in 1997 by Nokia. It was the first phone to be fully internet capable. -
With the increased use of podcasts and blogs, citizen journalism is invented.
