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The Evolution of Books
The first press was founded in the United States, but more specificslly, Cambridge, Massachusetts. And in the following year, 1640, the "Bay Psalm Book" was printed. -
The First Magazines
The first published magazine was called Erbauliche Monaths Unterredungen, a German magazine made in 1663. -
Newspapers in America
Newspapers go back thousands of years, but the first to be printed in the United States was Publick Occurrences, by an unknown author. -
The Camera
Joseph Nicephore Niepce took the first ever picture with a obscura camera. -
The Telephone
Alexander Graham- Bell was the creator of the telephone, spoke into this device to his assistant. This is what he said, “Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you.” -
The Founding of Radio Waves
In 1888, Heinrich Hertz detects radio waves and then begins to produce them, with new technologies. -
The Printing Press
The printing press is now able to print 90,000, 4 page papers, every hour. It can also print photos on various types of fabrics. -
The Radio
Marchese Guglielmo Marconi builds the first radio using various pieces of equipment. The radio was a device that had a bell on top that would ring from over 30 ft. away. -
The Television
The television was developed by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin after many years of trial and error. This was designed to bring a picture into a person's home as a form of entertainment. -
Television Signals
John Logie- Baird created the first television signal in the United States. -
News Stations have been founded
CBS News is founded and NBC News creates two more news networks. -
The Tape Recorder
Joesph Begun, creates the first broadcasting tape recorder. It is also the first magnetic recording. -
The Internet
The internet can be traced back to the 1930's, but the internet can be brought back to 1958. -
The Photocopier is Invented
Chester Carlson created the photocopier or otherwise known as the Xerox machine. -
IBM creates first general computer
The first mainframe computer of its time was created by the technology giant IBM. -
Walter Cronkite and Public Opinion
Walter Cronkite decided to do an evening news report strictly on how the war was unwinnable, while in Vietnam. -
Messaging thorugh Computers
Ray Tomlinson sends one of the first electronic mail messages, though the computer. -
Satellites
The eastern edition of the Wall Street Journal, was transmitted from Massachusetts to New Jersey, for the first time. -
The First Personal Computer
Steve Jobs, along with Steve Wozniak, created the first personal computer, called Apple I. -
The VHS Tape
The VHS Tape was created, to hold hours of tape (2-4 hours), and clear picture on the television. -
The Cell Phone
The first cell phone was created in 1983 by Motorola. The official name was called the Motorola DynaTac 8000x. -
The Digital Audio Tape
Sony created the first digital audio recording tape, in 1986. -
Social Media
The founder Mark Zuckerberg, made social media become a major powerhouse after its creation in 2004. -
Twitter Emerges
In the summer of 2006, Twitter was founded by Evan Williams and Noah Glass. -
The App Store Begins
The App store emerges from iTunes. People can now download games and other programs on their computers or other devices.
