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Jan 1, 1453
Johannes Gutenberg uses his printing press to print the Bible.
1453: In the mid-15th century, Johannes Gutenberg invented a mechanical way of making books. Before the invention, copies of manuscripts had to be produced by hand.
Gutenberg's press used removable wooden and later metal letters knwon as type. The type would be arranged to create the desired message and then inked on to the paper.
This allowed the for the spread of literacy, as it made books freely accessible to many people during the Renaissance. -
Period: Jun 6, 1453 to
Mass Media Time Line
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First newspaper printed in English
1620: First newspaper printed in English -
First permanent photograph taken
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First telephone call
First telephone call made in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell. -
Phonograph
Thomas Edison patents the phonograph. While working on improvements to the telegraph and the telephone, Edison figured out a way to record sound on tinfoil-coated cylinders. In 1877, he created a machine with two needles: one for recording and one for playback. When Edison spoke into the mouthpiece, the sound vibrations of his voice would be indented onto the cylinder by the recording needle. -
Wireless telegraph
Guglielmo Marconi patents the wireless telegraph. -
World's first feature length film
The Australian film 'The Story of the Kelly Gang' written and directed by Charles Tait is the world's first feature length film. -
Air Mail
Air mail begins in 1912. -
First radio stations begin operating
After the invention of short wave radio in 1919, the first radio stations begin operating in 1920. -
First motion picture with sound debuts
In 1927, The Jazz Singer debuts. This is the first motion picture which has sound. -
First fax service
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Commercial television
In 1940, the first commercial television station is established. -
Colour television
In 1951, the first colour televisions go on sale for the public. -
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War is the first war to be televised. -
Moon landing
When man first landed on the moon, it was broadcasted to 600 million people around the globe. -
First computer available on the market.
In 1975, the MITS Altair 8800 becomes the first pre-assembled desktop computer available on the market. -
Mobile phones
The first mobile phone service is commercially launched. -
News databases online.
New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones put their news database online. -
CD-ROMs, laptops and pay-per-view.
In 1985:
CD ROMS begin to be sold.
The first laptop computer is introduced.
Pay-per-view channels open for business. -
WORLD WIDE WEB
The World Wide Web (WWW) is publicly opened. -
Online advertising
The first advertisements appear on the Internet. -
Camera phones
First camera phones are laucnhed by J-Phone in Japan.
Previously to this, the smart phone was introduced in 1997 by Nokia. It was the first phone to be fully internet capable. -
Citizen journalism
With the increased use of podcasts and blogs, citizen journalism is invented.
