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A math problem solving computer was invented
Alan Turning invented a way that a computer can solve mathematical problems. Alan was famous for a number of breakthroughs, this was by far his best. After inventing this computer, he published a paper which laid the foundation of computer science providing the first formal concept of a computer algorithm. -
Movies and Radio became popular
In the early 1920s, film and radio stations skyrocketed and consumers loved them! Commercial radio and magazines turned athletes and actors into national icons. -
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The Evolution of Media Arts
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First Commercial Aired on Radio
The first commercial ever on radio aired on November 2nd, 1920. 6 days post being awarded their commercial license, Pittsburgh radio station KDKA aired the first scheduled U.S. broadcast about the upcoming US election and encouraging citizens to vote. -
Television was Released
Television became a new technology. The first mechanical TV station was called W3XK and was created by Charles Francis Jenkins. It aired for the first time on July 2nd, 1928. Soon after this, many people were interested in trying it out. -
The Jukebox was invented
In 1940, after the great depression many new inventions were physical toys and games for kids. Among these games was the Jukebox, "a way of celebration". A jukebox is a box that music can be selected on and played the song of choice with a fee. -
Televisions became popular is most houses
Although tvs were invented in the 1920s, they were not common until the 1950s. CBC introduced its service on September 6, 1952, although several hundred thousand Canadians who lived within range of the American signals south of the border already owned television sets -
The airbag was invented
Airbags were installed in cars to ensure maximum safety if the passenger were to get in a crash. An airbag is a pillow-like object that bursts out of a compartment above your glove-box or behind the steering wheel, it can save people from breaking bones or dying. John Hetrick thought up the air bag as a solution to the problem of braking and collisions following a car accident of his own the year before. -
The internet was created
The internet was created but only able to access by the US secret services, as this was new technology with infinite power at he time. It was known as “network of networks”. The internet eventually led to the formation of the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) -
Media art started being on display
Artists and engineers were showing their creations to the world through museums. Media art was new but started to bring a crowd. This crowd continued to grow. -
The floppy disk was invented
"A floppy disk or floppy diskette is a type of disk storage composed of a thin and flexible disk of a magnetic storage medium in a square or nearly square plastic enclosure lined with a fabric that removes dust particles from the spinning disk" The floppy disk was invented in 1967 in a factory and it changed the public eye of music. The floppy disk was a big disk that you could insert into a playbox and play music from. -
The first handheld phone was created
The Motorola engineer Martin Cooper from Sixth Avenue in New York discovered the idea for the phone while walking between 53rd and 54th streets. -
Apple was founded
The company Apple was founded in 1976 in Cupertino, California US. It is an American multinational technology company. It was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The founding of this company led to a competition in inventions and overall a huge rise in technology. -
Personal computers were more accessible
Most people owned a computer if they could afford one. These computers had a minimal internet web but the products still flew off shelves and went on display for a very long time. Many children played video games on computers rather than going to arcades. -
Video games were popular
Because of the release of computers, kids did not need to go to arcades and so they played lots of games on computers. Video games were a favourite of most people. -
Media art became popular is museums and galleries
Media art was displayed in museums and galleries more often by engineers and artists -
Bluetooth was invented
Bluetooth is a wireless connection that allows to sync media to other forms of media on display (such as playing music). -
The Flip Phone was Invented
The first flip phone was named the StarTAC. It was created by Motorola in 1996 and started a whole new concept of phones.The flip phone was a phone that flipped open and had a keyboard on the bottom, many people loved the flip phone. -
Social media was created
Social media was created and expanded internet software to the max. The first social media site, Six Degrees, was created in 1997. In 1999, blogging became more popular through the internet. Emails were also very popular. -
Media art expanded
Media art began to be taught in schools as a class and millions of museums were created strictly for digital artwork. -
The first phone with a camera was invented
Society's eyes were opened when he Nokia 7650 and the Sanyo SPC-5300 were released. These were he first phones with a camera. You could take photos on them and not need to bring a camera with you everywhere. -
YouTube was invented
YouTube is a site where you can watch videos along with posting them for the world to see. This new way of sharing media was very intelligent because you didn't have to go anywhere to see videos from across the world. -
Siri was invented
Siri is a voice and touch activated google. Siri is a virtual assistant that is part of Apple Inc.'s iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, macOS, and tvOS operating systems. -
The first Ipad was released
Ipads fly off of shelves during holidays of 2010-2020. They are large screen telephone-like products invented by Apple that are suitable for business and work, but also allow games for kids. -
Home assistants were created
Alexa, Echo and google home services are created to help many people by voice activation. The devices enable users to speak voice commands to interact with services.
