History of Media

  • 100 BCE

    Paper is Invented

    (in China)
  • 1455

    Gutenberg Invents the Printing Press

    Literacy starts spreading in Europe
  • Photography

    Visual people and events can be stored in history
  • Morse Code Invented

    By: Samuel Morse
  • The Telegraph

    Text breaks the distance barrier
  • The Telephone

    Talking breaks the distance barrier
  • First Radio Broadcast

  • Golden Age of Film

    Actors become national celebrities
  • Television

    Now in homes
  • Creation of The Internet