Evolution of Media

By krizia
  • 35,000 BCE

    Cave Paintings

    Cave Paintings
    Paintings and engravings on the walls of caves and rock-shelters, especially naturalistic depictions of animals, produced by Upper Paleolithic peoples of western Europe It significant because it also served as a warning to people who were to come later and it is also used to record their history and culture.
  • 2500 BCE

    Papyrus in Egypt

    Papyrus in Egypt
    Paper made from papyrus was the chief writing material in ancient Egypt, was adopted by the Greeks, and was used extensively in the Roman Empire. This writing system combined the methods of cave painting and clay tablet wherein they also draw images and write using hieroglyphics
  • 2400 BCE

    Clay Tablets

    Clay Tablets
    were used as a writing medium, especially for writing in cuneiform, throughout the Bronze Age and well into the Iron Age. Cuneiform characters were imprinted on a wet clay tablet with a stylus often made of reed. People back then were very resourceful which helped them to invent things that would be very useful for the daily lives.
  • 1440

    Printing press for mass production

    Printing press for mass production
    The printing press is a device that allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter, mainly text in the form of books, pamphlets and newspapers. It allows to create large amounts of information quickly and in huge numbers so that news and information can be disseminated immediately

  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    Is a mechanical device to produce printed characters on a piece of paper by typing individual keys. It is widely used for business communications up until the rise of modern day personal computers in the 1980s. This device allows people to write manuals for the workers and mass produce them much more easier.

  • Telegraph

    Telegraph
    The telegraph revolutionized long-distance communication. It worked by transmitting electrical signals over a wire laid between stations.

  • Telephone

    Telephone
    is a system used to send speech or data over distances using a device called a telephone that functions as the transmitter and receiver. Through this invention, it made it easier for people to communicate even in long-distances and information can be spread quickly.