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Period: 1400 to
1440s
mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print such as paper, or cloth. It marked a dramatic improvement and was one of the most influential events in the second millennium. The eventer was Johanne Gutenberg -
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1690- Coranto's and Newspapers
More advanced forms of communication that began to take off. periodical often called coranto's, were single sheets, double sided, with news of the thirty-year war taking place in Europe at the time. Letters were hand delivered most of the time. -
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1830- Braille printing
Louis Braille changed the world by this communication. People were able to communicate who couldn't see and hear. You could feel the words and learn new words so they could learn. -
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1870- Telephone
Alexander Grandell who developed the telephone. It changed the way the society communicated. We could now talk to someone across the world which was nearly impossible before. -
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1904- Radio
Guglielmo Marconi had a patent for a radio in 1904. It allowed continuous and up to date news and entertainment. -
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1907- Movies
Movies started playing. Two million Americans were going with nearly eight thousand showing. -
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1927- Tv broadcast
1st tv broadcast in 1928. Tv didn't become popular until 1946 after WW2. 90% of Americans had a tv. -
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1973- Cell phones
Cell phones were made, Motorola made the 1st phone call to At&t. It was big and weighed 2lbs. -
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1989 - present
British engineer and a computer scientist paved the way for today's internet..