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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Important advancements in comunications
comunicatins advancement from the 1400s to the present (2016)
and beyond. -
Feb 17, 1446
Johannes Gutenberg introduces movable type printing press
with this invention people where able to mor quicly produce products with less of a chance for error. -
Feb 17, 1468
William Caxton produces a book with the first printed advertisement
Now people who wanted to sell something dident have to hire someone to spread it oround verbally -
Feb 17, 1500
printing of books increases
people now know what they can do with a printing press and how benificial it is -
first newspapers in europe
people no longer nead to witness an event to hear about it. -
Ben Franklin founds the first public library
Now people dont hav to buy a book to read it. -
First transatlantic cable assembled
We can now comunicate with people almost instantly that would usually take weaks. -
alexander grahm bell invents the telephone
now people can talk without being in the same room, house, city, state, country, or even continent. -
thomas edison invents the photograph
You can now see what others saw without actually being in that location. -
first radio network linkup carries the world series
people can be inter tained and informed without witnessing an event as the event is happening. -
walt disney produces first full color movie (flowers and trees)
movie making is begining to revolutionize. -
walt disney produces the first animated feature (snow white)
a new form of movie making is begining to form -
color tv system is aptroved by the fcc
event shown on tv look more real -
telstar I satellite teephone and tv
people no longer need cables to watch tv and communicate -
microprocessor is developed
computers can now start to shrink -
VCRs are introduced
people can now save there favorut shows and shoot there own videos -
first online news paper
people no longer have to go out and buy a news paper to read the latest news they just have to look up the paper online -
CDs are inrtroduced
ppeople can now store information more securely and efficiantly -
M*A*S*H* finale 77% of all viewers tuned in
the end of one of the most popular comedies of the time. people still watch it today. -
Harry Potter series translated to be realeased around the world
one of the worlds faovorite series relesed for everyone to read -
Matthew T. Kaspar was born
if this person haddent been born thist time line wouldent have been made... By the way this was a joke plz dont take it seriously. -
iPod and MP3 format compressed digital files debut
people no longer need a CD player to listen to music they now can carry it with them -
iTunes online music store
people now can buy music without leaving there homes -
24 hour couvorage of the olympic games from arhens
TV hase become a need instead of a want -
Presidential debates on YouTube
The big boom of video sharing is about to begin -
Niel armstrong's walk on the moon is telavised in color globaly
tv allows us to see things happening tohousands of miles away conecting us to even more things -
video chat glasses
people no onger communicate by phone but use glasses that show the person and sound is transmitted to a wireless earbud Chose this date because i am 100 years old now
