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Feb 23, 1435
The book Della Pictura is written
Leone Alberti Writes the book that systematizes the rules of drawing three-dimensional scenes on two-dimensional planes. -
Feb 23, 1500
15,000 BC PREHISTORIC HUMAN PAINTINGS
Prehistoric humans paint images on the walls of their caves 8including a narrative composition). -
The first english daily Newspaper
The first daily newspaper begins publication. -
England's parliament formally concedes the righ of journalists
The right of jornalists to cover the procedings is allowed. -
The first automatic digital computer
Carlkes Babbabge conce3ives the first automtic digital computer, the analytical engtine. A working model is not built until 1991. -
Telegraph
Samujel Morse debuts the telegraph. The invention revolutionizes the trasmisson of information. -
DAGUERREOTYPE
Louis Daguerre invents the daguerreotype, the first practical form of photographic reporoduction. -
Publiching
The birst magazines begin being published and lithopgraphs produced from deguerrotypes. -
Europe and North America connecte by cable.
Europe and North America are briefly linked by a transatlantic telegraph cable. -
Telegraphic line
the associated press leases its own telegraphb line (from New York to Washington DC). -
First telephone call
Alexander Graham Bell makes the first phone call. izza is still another 75 years away. -
Phonograph
Thomas Alva Edison invents the phonograp. He also cuts the first recording a soulful rendition of "mary had a little lamb" "Maria tiene un corderito" -
dynamic mycrophone
Inventors in the US and Germany introduces the Dynanmic microphone -
Incandescent light bulb
Thomas Alva Edison invents the incandescentlight bulb. -
Electromechanical machine that reads holes
Herman Hollerith invents an electromechanical machine that reades perforated cards. He founds the "Tabulating Machine company" that lagter becomes the International bisness Machine Corporation. -
Reproduction of books
Development of the halftone processmakes it possible to reproduce photographs in books and newspapers. -
Camera
George Eastman introduces the Kodak camera and roll film. -
Synchronized sound
Dickson demonstrates the kinetophonograph, to Edison. This device synchronizes sound from a phonograph to images from a kinetoscope. Never succesfully developed, synchronized soud will nhot make its debut for another 37 years. -
The first motion picture
Luis and Auguste Lumiere make "la sortie des ouyriers de Luisine Lumiere considered the first motion picuture. Also, during this time, George Melies invents stop motion animation. -
a film in Cuba
Edison photographer William Paley fimls the Spanish-American War in Cuba -
Sopt/motion animation
Stop/motion animatiionis introuduced by Albert E. Smith and J. Stuart Blackton. -
the first camera designed for children.
Eastman introduces the Brownie, a one/dollar camera designed for children. -
Wireless radio system
Guglielmo Marconi perfects a wireless radio system. -
Le voyage dons la luna
Georges Melies releases the film bgesides stop motion, he also pioneers the use of slipt screens . -
Nikelodeon
Edwin Porter releases "the Great Train Robbery, which will popularize the Nickelodeon. -
The Fax Mahine
the fax machine was invented by German Scientist Arthur Korn -
SOS from Titanic
David Sarnoff, a Marconi wireless operator in New York receives the SOS from the sinking Titanic. He stays at his post for three days, receiving and passing on news of the disaster. -
Teletype is introuduced
the teletype is introuduced. Jornalism is no longer predicted on the knowledge of Morse Code. -
Telephone service / first electronic TV picture
Telephone service is established between London and New York. Bell telephone laboratories tests wireless TV broadcasts. -
Superman
Superman makes his debut -
Book using multimedia and intercativity
Dorothy Kunhardt's PAT THE BUNNY is published. A simple book emplying multimedia and interactivity. -
1941 a 1945 US involvment in World War two.
Great leapsforward are made in communications and computer technolgies. Disney uses animation to illustrate complex subjects in technical training films. -
Polaroid camera
Edwin Laond debust the Polaroid camera -
45 RPM counters
RCA counters with the 45 RPM record (also known as single) -
Computer for flight simulators
Computertechnology is used in flight simulators; arguably the first application of computer interactivity. -
WORD PROCESSOR
IBM introduces the work processor -
Visual effects
Rock bands beging to add visual effects to their performances -
The man on the moon
Technology include laptop computers, small soilid-state lasers (wich lead to compact discs), cordless power tools, solar power cells, liquid crystals and tang. The best year of the history. -
Fist video game system is released
The Magnavox Odissey, the first home video game ¿sytem is released. -
The fist computer language program written for the PC
Bill gates and Paul Allen adapt BASIC to run on the Altair 8800 and sell the interpreter to MITS. The new company has a name: Micro-soft. -
first IBM computer
IBM releases its first PC -
Internet as we know is created
On January 1st. Internet is created when a stanndard networking protocol (TPC/IP) is adopted by all ARPANET users. -
Compact Disk
The compact disc is introduced -
URL, HTML and HTTP
Brithis Physicist Tim Berners-Lee propoeses a global hypertext system, The World Wide Web. During the next few yearsm he will develop the standards for URL, HTML and HTTP. -
Mp3 DIGITAL AUDIO COMPRESSION
The digital audio compression format MP3is invented at hte Fraunhofer Institute; a German research lab. -
The first internet radio station
The internet-s first radio station begins broadcasting using Mbone (IP multicast backbone) technology. -
Digital cameras, fifty million channels and more
Fifty million channles, DVD vidceo is introduced, Affordable digital cameras. -
Downloads
Napster debuts, allowing users to download (and share) their favorite MP3 -
RSS
Realy simple syndication (is officially introduced. the format allows instant syndication of new and other content and will pave the way for the rapid rise of blogs and podcasts, -
ITunes
Apple introduces itunes and the iPod (October) -
First cost-to cost television broadcast
The first US coast-to coast television brtoacast takes place as president Harry S. Truman adresses the opening of the Japanese Peace Traty Conference in San Francisco. -
Computer multimedia are in great demand
Multimedia designers perform an essentian task when they merge different types of media for presentation to the public. though the history of multimedia development is a short one, the nature of multimedfia looks long and bright. We certainly agree with this statement.
