History of Media

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Media evolution

Cave men communication- the very first


form of media

Cave men paintings evolved over 200000 years and they painted to communicate to
other people who would come in the cave.
Songs, music and dance

between 100,000 BC and 30,000 BC


Egyptian hieroglyphics
3200 BC to 400 AD

They were the first form of writing used


in ancient Egypt, it combined
logographic, syllabic and alphabetic
elements. There were a total of 1000
characters.
Discovery of the alphabet

2000bc

The people who invented the alphabet were not English


themselves
The original printing press

Johannes Gutenburg invented the printing press in


1450AD, it meant that things could be spread worldwide
and on a large scale
The first photographs

The first photograph was taken by


joseph Nicéphore Niépce in
1826/1827, the image was
overlooking the outside of his
apartment
The telephone

The telephone was invented in 1876


by Alexander Graham Bell
Modern media 1839-present Social media

Movie camera First film

Television
Mobile
phone

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