Mass Media Timeline

By kaelynm
  • 1440

    Printing press was invented

    Printing press was invented
    Johannes Gutenberg started a printing revolution in 1440 by inventing the printing press.

  • First magazine published

    First magazine published
    Edward Cave published the first general interest magazine.

  • Photography was invented

    Photography was invented
    William Henry Fox Talbot invented the process for practical photography.

  • First film was shown publicly

    First film was shown publicly
    In 1892, Edison and Dickson invented a motion camera and a viewing device. The year after, the films were released commercially.

  • Radio was invented

    Radio was invented
    Guglielmo Marconi sent and received his first radio signal in Italy in 1895.

  • First electronic television was invented

    First electronic television was invented
    Philo Taylor Farnsworth was the inventor of the first electronic television.

  • Mobile phones were invented

    Mobile phones were invented
    Motorola was the first company to create a handheld phone.

  • Internet was invented

    Internet was invented
    Computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web.

  • Blogs were invented

    Blogs were invented
    The first blog was created by Justin Hall in 1994.

  • Social Media was invented

    Social Media was invented
    The first site that was recognized as a social media site was called Six Degrees and it was invented in 1997.