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35,000 BCE
Cave Paintings
An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age. -
2500 BCE
Papyrus in Egypt
An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age. -
2400 BCE
Clay Tablets
An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age. -
220 BCE
Printing Press Using Wood Blocks
An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age. -
130 BCE
Acta Diurna in Rome
An example of media present in the Pre-Industrial Age. -
The London Gazette
Newspaper under the Industrial Age. -
Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700s)
In this age, people discovered fire, paper from plants, and forged weapons with stone, bronze, copper, and iron. -
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Industrial Age
This age, people discovered the used of power steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press). -
Motion Picture Photography
An example of media present during the Industrial Age. -
Printing Press
An example of media present in the Industrial Age. -
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Information Age
The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. -
Commercial Motion Pictures
An example of media present in the Industrial Age. -
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Electronic Age
In this age, people invented 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. Long distance communication became more efficient. -
Television
An example of media present in the Electronic Age. -
Mainframe Computers (IBM 704)
An example of media present in the Electronic Age. -
Personal Computers (Hewlett-Packard 9100A)
An example of media present in the Electronic Age. -
Portable Computers
Examples of this are laptops (1980), netbooks (2008), and tablets (1993). -
Search Engines
Examples of this are Google and Yahoo. -
Video
Example of this is Youtube.
