Ten important media events

By Stephen.mako
  • Jan 1, 1436

    Invention of the printing press

    Invention of the printing press
    A demonstration of the Gutenberg pressAllowed printed media to be mass-distributed, standardized the English language’s spelling, caused the information revolution, allowed people to learn who wouldn’t be able to.

  • Invention of the Microphone

    Invention of the Microphone
    A more detailed history of the microphoneAllowed for radio, music broadcasting/recording, and modern television broadcasting, among many other advancements

  • Invention of the Cathode Ray Tube

    Invention of the Cathode Ray Tube
    More detailed history of the CRTAllowed for television broadcasts, screen displays, eventually led to use as a computer display, first ‘terminal’ of visual broadcast media

  • First trans-atlantic transmission

    First trans-atlantic transmission
    CBC radio recreation of one of marconi's experimentsImproved the defining technology of a generation; provided media to the masses

  • First communication use of a vacuum tube

    First communication use of a vacuum tube
    A gallery of vacuum tube radios and related itemsUsed to rectify current and improve quality of a radio signal, went on to be used as a telephone line repeater, amplifier in audio systems, and in radios, the defining media of a generation.

  • Creation of the vinyl record

    Creation of the vinyl record
    Comparison of CD sound versus that of a vinyl recordFirst commercial recorded music medium; allowed people to collect their favorite music for the first time

  • Invention of the Transistor

    Invention of the Transistor
    A demonstration of point contact transistor technologyAllowed for more complex electrical circuits, more powerful computers, cheaper, smaller radios, more powerful/faster telecom applications, among other things

  • First home computer

    First home computer
    A bit more about the Kitchen ComputerThe Honeywell ‘Kitchen Computer’ becomes the first in a long line of devices that would revolutionize media forever; unsuccessful on its own, but a landmark

  • Moon landing broadcast

    Moon landing broadcast
    Footage of the moon landingLargest, most international event broadcast to that time; watched throughout the world, first major defining moment for the television.

  • Creation of the blog

    Creation of the blog
    Beginning of a movement where news would be sourced from people around us; instead of the traditional media, everyone could easily be their own reporter