The document outlines the evolution of media across four main ages: pre-industrial, industrial, electronic, and information. In the pre-industrial age before 1700, early forms of media included cave paintings, clay tablets, papyrus, and the printing press using wood blocks. During the industrial age from 1700-1930s, developments like the steam engine, machine tools, and iron production enabled mass media like newspapers, books, telephones, and early motion pictures. The electronic age from 1930s-1980s saw the rise of transistors and electronic devices like radios, televisions, and mainframe/personal computers. Finally, the information age from 1980s-present has been defined by digital technology and the
The document outlines the evolution of media across four main ages: pre-industrial, industrial, electronic, and information. In the pre-industrial age before 1700, early forms of media included cave paintings, clay tablets, papyrus, and the printing press using wood blocks. During the industrial age from 1700-1930s, developments like the steam engine, machine tools, and iron production enabled mass media like newspapers, books, telephones, and early motion pictures. The electronic age from 1930s-1980s saw the rise of transistors and electronic devices like radios, televisions, and mainframe/personal computers. Finally, the information age from 1980s-present has been defined by digital technology and the
The document outlines the evolution of media across four main ages: pre-industrial, industrial, electronic, and information. In the pre-industrial age before 1700, early forms of media included cave paintings, clay tablets, papyrus, and the printing press using wood blocks. During the industrial age from 1700-1930s, developments like the steam engine, machine tools, and iron production enabled mass media like newspapers, books, telephones, and early motion pictures. The electronic age from 1930s-1980s saw the rise of transistors and electronic devices like radios, televisions, and mainframe/personal computers. Finally, the information age from 1980s-present has been defined by digital technology and the
The document outlines the evolution of media across four main ages: pre-industrial, industrial, electronic, and information. In the pre-industrial age before 1700, early forms of media included cave paintings, clay tablets, papyrus, and the printing press using wood blocks. During the industrial age from 1700-1930s, developments like the steam engine, machine tools, and iron production enabled mass media like newspapers, books, telephones, and early motion pictures. The electronic age from 1930s-1980s saw the rise of transistors and electronic devices like radios, televisions, and mainframe/personal computers. Finally, the information age from 1980s-present has been defined by digital technology and the
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Evolution of Media
1. Pre-Industrial Age (Before 1700s) -
People discovered fire, developed paper from plants, and forged weapons and tools with stone, bronze, copper and iron. Examples: • Cave paintings (35,000 BC) • Clay tablets in Mesopotamia (2400 BC) • Papyrus in Egypt (2500 BC) • Acta Diurna in Rome (130 BC) • Dibao in China (2nd Century) • Codex in the Mayan region (5th Century) • Printing press using wood blocks (220 AD) Industrial Age (1700s-1930s) - People used the power of steam, developed machine tools, established iron production, and the manufacturing of various products (including books through the printing press). Examples: • Printing press for mass production (19th century) • Newspaper- The London Gazette (1640) • Typewriter (1800)Telephone (1876) • Motion picture photography/projection (1890) • Commercial motion pictures (1913) • Motion picture with sound (1926) • Telegraph • Punch cards Electronic Age (1930s-1980s) - The invention of the transistor ushered in the electronic age. People harnessed the power of transistors that led to the transistor radio, electronic circuits, and the early computers. In this age, long distance communication became more efficient. Examples: • Transistor Radio • Television (1941) • Large electronic computers- i.e. EDSAC (1949) and UNIVAC 1 (1951) • Mainframe computers - i.e. IBM 704 (1960) • Personal computers - i.e. Hewlett- Packard 9100A (1968), Apple 1 (1976) • OHP, LCD projectors Information Age (1900s-2000s) - The Internet paved the way for faster communication and the creation of the social network. People advanced the use of microelectronics with the invention of personal computers, mobile devices, and wearable technology. Moreover, voice, image, sound and data are digitalized. We are now living in the information age. Examples: • Web browsers: Mosaic (1993), Internet Explorer (1995) • Blogs: Blogspot (1999), LiveJournal (1999), Wordpress (2003) • Social networks: Friendster (2002), Multiply (2003), Facebook (2004) • Microblogs: Twitter (2006), Tumblr (2007) • Video: YouTube (2005) • Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality • Video chat: Skype (2003), Google Hangouts (2013) • Search Engines: Google (1996), Yahoo (1995) • Portable computers- laptops (1980), netbooks (2008), tablets (1993) • Smart phones • Wearable technology • Cloud and Big Data