Multimedia designers

Multimedia Evolution

By gm11

  • The World's First Newspaper

    The World's First Newspaper
    Although not 100% certain, historians believe the first published newspaper in the world came from America, in Boston, called Publick Occurences.

  • World's First Camera

    World's First Camera
    The first functioning camera ever was made by Nicephore Niepce, using a piece of paper coated in sodium chloride.

  • First Telephone Call

    First Telephone Call
    The first telephone call in the world came from Alexander Graham Bell to his assistant after his completion on the Telephone.

  • The First Video/Movie Ever

    The First Video/Movie Ever
    While it's short at just 2.11 seconds, it is indeed a video. This was called the Roundhay Garden Scene, which was created by French inventor Loius Le Prince.

  • Le Voyage dans la Lune

    Le Voyage dans la Lune
    One of the first major motion pictures, made in France. This is easily the most recognizable early film, and was a big inspiration into future movies.

  • First Radio Transmittion

    First Radio Transmittion
    The world's first wireless radio transmission came from Brant Rock, Massachusetts.

  • The First Television

    The First Television
    The world's first working electronic television was invented by a 21 year old inventor, named Philo Farnsworth.

  • First Programmable Computer

    First Programmable Computer
    Konrad Zuse designed the first ever functional computer in his parents living room. The computer was referred to as the Z1.

  • First News Broadcast over Television

    First News Broadcast over Television
    Lowell Thomas hosted the first TV News Broadcast on WNBC in NYC.

  • First Video Game Console

    First Video Game Console
    The Magnavox Odyssey was the first gaming console, although short lived, it was a major breakthrough for all video games and technology.

  • First Mobile Phone

    First Mobile Phone
    Motorola successfully created a mobile phone, which enabled people to communicate wherever they went, not requiring a home phone with a cord.

  • Invention of the World Wide Web

    Invention of the World Wide Web
    Tim Berners-Lee was a computer scientist who engineered and basically invented the World Wide Web.

  • First Wifi

    First Wifi
    AT&T and NCR Corporations are credited with creating the ever-loved Wifi, which was first intended for cashiers, but then was adapted into a wireless accessibility for the internet soon after.

  • First Social Media

    First Social Media
    The first social media made available to the public was called Six Degrees, which was basically a really really simple Facebook.

  • First YouTube Video

    First YouTube Video
    A video called 'Me at the zoo' was posted to YouTube, the first video ever on the site.