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Jan 1, 1439
The Invention of the Printing Press
Printing presses allowed documents and books to be printed en masse, rather than to be hand written. -
Publication of the first journals
The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society was published, this was the first journal ever published. -
First Magazine Published in London
The Gentlemans Magazine was the first magazine ever published. As you can see it differs greatly from todays celebrity filled affairs. -
First Major Newspaper Published
The Times was the first major newspaper, after beginning life in 1785 under the name "The Daily Universal Register" -
Invention of the Telephone
The first telephone was invented by Alexander Bell, who made a phone call to his assistant Thomas Watson, saying "Watson come here I need to speak to you" -
Home telephones widely available
Telephones became more like the ones we see today and started appearing in peoples houses. -
BBC Radio Begins Broadcasting
The British Broadcasting Corporation begins broadcasting into peoples homes via wireless radios -
BBC starts broadcasting television
Television sets appear in peoples homes -
Invention of the Internet
The internet was invented by the US military -
Cable Television Introduced in the UK
Cable tv became widely available, broadcasting a larger range of channels than regular terrestrial sets. -
First Mobile Phone on Sale in the UK
The first mobile phones went on sale, these were much different from todays compact and lightweight affairs, they were big bricks which were designed to be carried around in a briefcase. -
Introduction of Satellite Television
Satellite tv (such as sky) produced even more stations than cable, this works by getting signal from a satellite beamed onto a dish that gets attached to your house. -
First SMS Message Sent
Sms (short message service) are messages that are less than 160 characters. -
World wide web becomes widely available
The world wide web becomes available to access from a home pc via your phone line. -
3G mobile comes into use
3g allowed people to access the internet through 3g on a mobile device -
Web 2.0 developed
web 2.0 comes into use, this enhances the capabilities of social networking sites. -
4g mobile technolgy introduced
4g is Ultra fast mobile internet for the latest smart mobile phones -
Web 3.0 emerges
web 3.0 begins to emerge, Intergrated internet which organises things automatically via clouds.
