The Evolution of Media through Ages
The 20th century was witness to the birth of what is arguably the most popular device in the history of mankind: the television. TV is a communications technology that has revolutionised the delivery of information, entertainment and artistic expression to the masses. More recently, we have all witnessed (and participated in) the birth of the Internet, a technology whose potential makes TV pale into insignificance in comparison (although, it seems, TV isn't leaving us anytime soon). These are fast-paced and momentous times we live in. I thought now would be a good opportunity to take a journey back through the ages, and to explore the forms of (and devices for) media and communication throughout human history.
Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700's)
In this age, People had learned or discovered fire, developed paper from plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron.
Cave paintings (35,000 BC)
Clay tablets in Mesopotamia (2400 BC)
Papyrus in Egypt (2500 BC)
Printing press using wood blocks (220 AD)
Industrial Age (1700s-1930s)
This is were people discovered the used of power steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press)
Printing press for mass production (19th century)
Newspaper- The London Gazette (1640)
Typewriter (1800)Telephone (1876)
Motion picture photography/projection(1890)
Motion picture with sound (1926)
Electronic Age (1930s-1980s)
In this age, People invented the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People harnessed the power of transistors that led to the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and the early computers. In this age, long distance communication became more efficient.
Large electronic computers- i.e. EDSAC (1949) and UNIVAC 1 (1951)
Mainframe computers - i.e. IBM 704 (1960)
Personal computers - i.e. HewlettPackard 9100A (1968), Apple 1 (1976)
Information Age (1900s-2000s)
This is were the Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are digitalized. We are now living in the information age.
Web browsers: Mosaic (1993), Internet Explorer (1995) • Blogs: Blogspot (1999), LiveJournal (1999), Wordpress (2003) • Social networks: Friendster (2002), Multiply (2003), Facebook (2004) • Microblogs: Twitter (2006), Tumblr (2007) • Video: YouTube (2005)• Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality• Video chat: Skype (2003), Google Hangouts (2013) • Search Engines: Google (1996), Yahoo (1995)
Portable computers- laptops (1980)
CREDITS TO : Ann Rosenin Aranas