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Period: Feb 10, 1400 to
history of communications
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Feb 8, 1446
johannes gutenberg introduces moveable type printnting press in germany
Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the mechanical moving-type printing press. -
Ben Harris prints first colonial newspaper
On September 25, 1690, the first colonial newspaper in America,
Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick, was published.
Although some English newspapers and single-page broadsides had been
available to read before, this was the first true multi-page colonial newspaper. -
Andrew Bradford prints American Magazine
In America the first magazines were published in 1741. In that year appeared Andrew Bradford's American Magazine, the first publication of its kind in the -
First transatlantic cable
When the first transatlantic telegraph cable was laid in 1858 by businessman Cyrus West Field, it operated for only three weeks; subsequent attempts in 1865 and 1866 were more successful.[1] Although a telephone cable was discussed starting in the 1920s[citation needed], to be practical it needed a number of technological advances which did not arrive until the 1940s[citation needed]. Starting in 1927, transatlantic telephone service was radio-based.[2] -
Walt disney produces first full color movie
Originally founded as Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio in 1923 and incorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929, the studio was exclusively dedicated to producing short films until it expanded into feature production in 1934. In 1983, Walt Disney Productions named its live-action film studio Walt Disney Pictures. During a corporate restructuring in 1986, Walt Disney Productions was renamed The Walt Disney Company and the animation division, renamed Walt Disney Feature Animation, became a subsid -
Harry Truman inauguration firat televised
A Time to Celebrate - Although Harry Truman had been President for nearly four years, this was his first Inaugural celebration. Truman missed the pomp and circumstance that normally accompanies the rise to that office on April 12, 1945, when he took the oath of office during a somber ceremony at the White House following the death of Pres. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. -
Elvis Presley receives his first Gold record
Elvis' Golden Records is the fifth album by Elvis Presley issued by RCA Victor, LPM 1707, in March 1958, recorded mostly at Radio Recorders in Hollywood, with one session at RCA Studios in New York on January 30, one at 20th Century Fox Stage One in Hollywood on August 24, and three at RCA Studios in Nashville in January and April 1956.[1] It is a compilation of hit singles released in 1956 and 1957, and is widely believed to be the first greatest hits album in rock and roll history. It is the f -
Olympic Games are the televised
CBS paid $50,000 for the right to broadcast the games in the United States, and this marked the first time the Olympic Games were televised there.[6] Also, officials, unsure if a skier had missed a gate in the men's slalom, asked CBS if they could review a videotape of the race. This would be the impetus and inspiration for CBS to develop what would come to be known as "instant replay -
the beatles perform in the u.s. and take rock music global
The rebellious tone and image of US rock and roll and blues musicians became ... "America had better take thought as to how it will deal with the invasion. ... On January 3, 1964, The Jack Paar Program ran Beatles concert footage .... British Invasion acts also dominated the music charts at home in the United Kingdom. -
Email is developed
American scientist, inventor and entrepreneur of Indian origin. As a high school student in 1978-1979, he developed an electronic version of an interoffice mail system, which he called "EMAIL" and copyrighted in 1982. -
VCR are introduced
Betamax (also called Beta, and referred to as such in the logo) is a consumer-level analog videocassette magnetic tape recording format developed by Sony, released in Japan on May 10, 1975. [1] The first Betamax introduced in America was the LV-1901 console, which included a 19" color monitor, and appeared in stores in early November, 1975 -
HBOis uplinked to satellite
is an American premium cable and satellite television network that is owned by Home Box Office Inc., the cable flagship division of Time Warner. HBO's programming consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with made-for-cable movies and documentaries, boxing matches and occasional stand-up comedy and concert specials. -
Color television replaces black and white in american homes
Color television is a television transmission technology that includes information on the color of the picture, so the video image can be displayed in color on the television. It is an improvement on the earliest television technology, monochrome or black and white television, in which the image is displayed in shades of grey (greyscale). Television broadcasting stations and networks in most parts of the world upgraded from black and white to color transmission in the 1960s and 1970s. The invent -
Microsoft Windows is launched
Windows 1.0 was released on November 20, 1985, as the first version of the Microsoft Windows line. It runs as a graphical, 16-bit multi-tasking shell on top of an existing MS-DOS installation, providing an environment which can run graphical programs designed for Windows, as well as existing MS-DOS software. Its development was spearheaded by the company founder, Bill Gates, after seeing a demo of a similar software suite known as Visi On at COMDEX -
DVDs replace VHS format
Windows 1.0 was released on November 20, 1985, as the first version of the Microsoft Windows line. It runs as a graphical, 16-bit multi-tasking shell on top of an existing MS-DOS installation, providing an environment which can run graphical programs designed for Windows, as well as existing MS-DOS software. Its development was spearheaded by the company founder, Bill Gates, after seeing a demo of a similar software suite known as Visi On at COMDEX -
Rise of cell phone use and cellular
Note: While the first three chapters focused primarily on missiology, this chapter is about technology. The change in focus, while stark, is difficult to avoid, as the rise of technology among the global church is a very important factor in 21st century world missions. This chapter starts off by briefly tracing the “wiring of the world” for computer technology before addressing the missiological opportunities presented by the worldwide rise of mobile technology. -
instant message services
At its peak around 2001, ICQ had over 100 million accounts registered.[1] At the time of the Mail.Ru acquisition in 2010, there were around 42 million daily users.[2] Today ICQ has 11 million monthly users.[3] -
9/11 attacks are reported immediately through multimedia
were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001. The attacks consisted of suicide attacks used to target symbolic U.S. landmarks. -
i Tunes online music store
Apple opens the iTunes Music Store and starts to ... record labels filed lawsuit after lawsuit against online services Napster and MP3.com ... -
Presidential debates on youtube
The CNN/YouTube presidential debates were a series of televised debates in which United States presidential hopefuls field questions submitted through the video sharing site YouTube. The Democratic Party installment took place in Charleston, South Carolina and aired on July 23, 2007. The Republican Party installment took place in St. Petersburg, Florida and aired on November 28, 2007. -
PlaySatation 4
he PlayStation 4 (PS4) is a home video game console developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. Announced as the successor to the PlayStation 3 during a press conference on February 20, 2013, it was launched on November 15, 2013 in North America, and November 29, 2013 in Europe, South America and Australia. It competes with Nintendo's Wii U and Microsoft's Xbox One, as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles. -
The IPone 6
The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. The devices are part of the iPhone series and were unveiled on September 9, 2014, and released on September 19, 2014.[16] The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus jointly serve as successors to the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s. -
Communication in the Future
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Flying Cars
no one is going to be using gas
