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Period: 11,000 BCE to 1500 BCE
Prehistoric Age
People discovered fire, developed paper from plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron. -
3200 BCE
Cave Paintings
Cave paintings were discovered that are believed to be the earliest ever, dating from 3200 BCE.
These were a significant development in media, in that they were one of the first attempts to convey a message, idea or story without the use of words, actions or sounds, instead choosing to depict a likeness of them to another. These were the precursor to all types of art, as well as film and TV. -
2400 BCE
Clay Tablets
In the prehistoric age, clay tablets were early forms of writing, made from soft clay and inscribed with symbols or pictograms using a stylus. They were used for record-keeping, administrative tasks, and religious texts, providing valuable insights into ancient civilizations. -
1300 BCE
Petroglyps as Media
Petroglyphs are ancient rock carvings created by engraving or pecking images into rock surfaces. They often depict animals, humans, and symbols, providing insights into prehistoric cultures and their beliefs. These carvings serve as valuable archaeological artifacts, offering a glimpse into the lives and artistry of ancient peoples. -
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Wood Blocks
In the prehistoric age, wood blocks were used as simple tools for various purposes, including hunting, building shelters, and crafting implements. They were fashioned from wood by early humans using rudimentary tools such as stone axes and knives. While wood blocks may not have been used specifically for communication or media purposes during this time, they played a crucial role in the daily lives of prehistoric people for creating basic structures and tools essential for survival. -
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Industrial Age
People used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press). -
Steamed-Power Printing
During the Industrial Age, the printing press revolutionized mass communication by enabling the efficient and affordable production of newspapers, books, and other printed materials. Steam-powered printing presses increased output, making information more accessible to a wider audience and contributing to rising literacy rates. This technological advancement played a key role in shaping public opinion, spreading ideas, and fueling societal progress. -
Rotary Printing Press
Rotary printing press is a printing press in which the images to be printed are curved around a cylinder. Printing can be done on various substrates, including paper, cardboard, and plastic. Substrates can be sheet feed or unwound on a continuous roll through the press to be printed and further modified if required. -
Telegraph
During the Industrial Age, the telegraph transformed long-distance communication by allowing messages to be transmitted quickly over vast distances using electrical signals. Developed in the early 19th century, the telegraph facilitated rapid communication between distant locations, revolutionizing business, diplomacy, and military operations. Its invention paved the way for the development of global communication networks and laid the foundation for modern telecommunications systems. -
Typewriter
The typewriter, invented in the Industrial Age, revolutionized writing and office work by allowing users to produce printed text quickly and efficiently. With its mechanical keys and inked ribbon, the typewriter standardized written communication and improved legibility. This invention transformed business correspondence, administrative tasks, and publishing, paving the way for modern word processing technologies. -
Telephone
Telephone, an instrument designed for the simultaneous transmission and reception of the human voice. The telephone is inexpensive, is simple to operate, and offers its users an immediate, personal type of communication that cannot be obtained through any other medium. As a result, it has become the most widely used telecommunications device in the world. Billions of telephone sets are in use around the world. -
Motion Picture
Motion picture, also called film or movie, series of still photographs on film, projected in rapid succession onto a screen by means of light. Because of the optical phenomenon known as persistence of vision, this gives the illusion of actual, smooth, and continuous movement.
The motion picture is a remarkably effective medium in conveying drama and especially in the evocation of emotion. -
Motion Picture with Sound
A sound film is a motion picture with synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, but it would be decades before reliable synchronization was made commercially practical. In the early years after the introduction of sound, films incorporating synchronized dialogue were known as "talking pictures," or "talkies." -
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ELECTRONIC AGE
The invention of 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. -
Television
In the electronic age, television emerged as a dominant medium for entertainment, news, and information dissemination. With the widespread adoption of cathode ray tube technology in the mid-20th century, television sets became common household appliances. Television revolutionized communication, shaping cultural norms, influencing public opinion, and providing a platform for mass advertising. -
Large Electronic Computer
Electronic Delay Storage Automatic Calculator (EDSAC) was an early British computer. The machine, having been inspired by John von Neumann's seminal First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC, was constructed by Maurice Wilkes and his team at the University of Cambridge Mathematical Laboratory in England. -
Transistor Radio
The transistor radio, a hallmark of the electronic age, revolutionized portable audio entertainment with its compact size and energy-efficient design. Introduced in the mid-20th century, it allowed people to listen to music and news on the go, transforming how society consumed audio content. The transistor radio played a pivotal role in shaping modern youth culture and popular music dissemination, making it an iconic symbol of technological advancement and mobility. -
Mainframe Computer
The IBM 704, introduced by IBM in 1954, is the first mass-produced computer with floating-point arithmetic hardware.
The type 704 Electronic Data-Processing Machine is a large-scale, high-speed electronic calculator controlled by an internally stored program of the single address type.
"the only computer that could handle complex math." The 704 was a significant improvement over the earlier IBM 701 in terms of architecture and implementation. -
Personal Computer
Judges settled on John Blankenbaker's Kenbak-1 as the first personal computer. Designed in 1971, before microprocessors were invented, the Kenbak-1 had 256 bytes of memory and featured small and medium scale integrated circuits on a single circuit board. -
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Information (Digital) Age
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Web Browser
Internet Explorer is a series of graphical web browsers developed by Microsoft and included in the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, starting in 1995. It was first released as part of the add-on package Plus! for Windows 95 that year -
Blogs
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Social Networks
Social networking refers to using internet-based social media sites to stay connected with friends, family, colleagues, or customers. Social networking can have a social purpose, a business purpose, or both through sites like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tiktok, Pinterest ang many more. Friendster considered one of the original and even the "grandfather" of social networks. -
Portable Computers
A portable computer is a personal computer that is designed to be easily transported and relocated, but is larger and less convenient to transport than a notebook computer. The earliest PCs designed for easy transport were called portables. As the size and weight of most portables decreased, they became known as laptop computer and later as notebook computer. Most of these are special-purpose computers. -
Smart phones, Wearable Technology and Big Data
Wearable technology, wearables, fashionable technology, wearable devices, tech togs, or fashion electronics are smart electronic devices (electronic device with microcontrollers) that can be worn on the body as implant or accessories. The designs often incorporate practical functions and features.