Media History Time Line

Invention of Paper

Jan 1, 1000

Created in 100 CE Invented by the Chinese, made text light and portable and easy to wirte on

Creation of the Alphabet

Sep 10, 1000

Created by the Phoenicians in 3500 BCE, Is the reason written text exists, so text media can be created and shared.

Invention of the printing press

Jan 1, 1455

Invented by Johannes Gutenberg, made mass producing text more efficient, so more and more people could be exposed to text and learn to read and write.

First Photographic Image

Jan 1, 1814

Taken by Joseph Nicephore Niepce, Very important as it allowed history to be visually stored, for proof of things happening, other then text which couldn't prove as much as a photo could.

Invention of the Telephone

Jan 1, 1876

Invented by Alexander graham bell, made it possible to talk to people far distances away, and share news and stories.

First Commercial Radio Broadcast

Nov 2, 1920

First broadcast came from Dr. Frank Conrad who was broadcasting from Saxonburg, PA. The first broadcast was the results of the presidential election, and the fact it can inform so many people at the same time is why it is so important.

Computers Sold Commercially

Mar 31, 1951

Designed by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. The first computer was the UNIVAC, it was very large and wieghed 29 000 pounds. The UNIVAC was used for business and administration, for the fast execution of large numbers of relatively simple arithmetic. It is very important because now adays it is used to share videos, email, advertise and lots more that has made sharing media very easy

Internet Released

Jan 1, 1994

Released by the American government, made comunication easy, and fast.

Creation of Google

Jan 1, 1996

Created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Search engine made surfing the web easy and efficient, and also made a huge inpact in advertising for companies.

Creatoin of Youtube

Jan 1, 2005

Created by Steve Chen, Cha Hurley and Jawed Karim. Makes sharing videos and viewing videos easy, and fast.