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Jan 1, 1321
Divine Comedy completed
The Divine Comedy is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. (Source) -
Period: Jan 1, 1440 to
Print Epoch
Third era in media history of civilization. Invention of the printing press made it possible to mass-produce written materials so that reading was no longer restricted to elite members of society. (Source) -
Feb 15, 1440
Printing press invented
Invented by Gutenburg in 1440, the printing press led to mechanization of bookmaking and the first mass production of books in history in assembly line-style. (Source) -
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Electronic Epoch
Fourth era in media history of civilization. The electronic epoch was ushered in by the invention of the telegraph, which made it possible for people to communicate personally across distance. (Source) -
Morse develops telegraph in US
The electromagnetic telegraph is a device for human-to-human transmission of coded text messages. (Source) -
First electronic computer
The first electronic computers were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945). Originally, they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers. (Source) -
Shannon-Weaver model
Although the originally intended to be used by engineers dealing with information that was void of ìmeaning,î the Shannon-Weaver Model is one of the most popular inter-personal communication models used today.
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First mobile phone
The first handheld mobile phone was demonstrated by Dr. Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973. (Source) -
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Period: to Feb 15, 1440
Literate Epoch
Second era in media history of civilization. Invention of the phonetic alphabet inaugurated the literate epoch in which common symbols allow people to communicate with writing. (Source)
