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- 2. 1)Writing A Sumarian clay tablet 3500 B.C. Egyptian Hieroglyphics Written communication in the form of pictures
- 3. 2)Paper The invention of paper was necessary once a form of written communication was invented. Paper
- 4. 3) Print The invention of printing satisfied the huge demand for books. After the invention of
- 5. 4) The Telegraph It is impossible for those of us today to imagine life without our
- 6. 5) Photography The invention of the camera was first evident in the photographs taken during the
- 7. 6) Cinema The technology of the camera led to moving pictures and the video capabilities that
- 8. 7) The Radio Advances in wire telephony and the consequences of the war allowed radio to
- 9. 8) The Television Once again the technological advancements of war paved the way for television in
- 10. 9) The Computer and Internet The digital revolution allowed computers to instantly relay information to all
- 11. Wireless portable media has overtaken our society in the presence of wireless laptops, cell phones and
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1)Writing
A Sumarian clay tablet 3500 B.C.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Written communication in the form
1)Writing
A Sumarian clay tablet 3500 B.C.
Egyptian Hieroglyphics
Written communication in the form
The initial written form of communication was a pictograph. Each picture represented different actions and objects. The earliest forms of these picture words were in 3500 B.C. in an area of the world called Sumeria, that is now Iraq.
The Egyptians came up with hieroglyphics, which was developed a few hundred years later.
The Chinese used pictographs around 2000 to 1500 B.C.
Written communication in the form of an alphabet had a foundation of symbols relating to sounds and not signs. The Phoenicians established an alphabet around 800 B.C. The Romans much later took the Greek alphabet and translated it into 26 letters. An alphabet was far more efficient than the old system of pictographs. A simple sentence might require less than 50 letters and punctuation marks using an alphabet. In comparison, that same sentence would use about 9,000 pictures to say the same thing.
2)Paper
The invention of paper was necessary once a form of written
2)Paper
The invention of paper was necessary once a form of written
At first, clay tablets were used for written communications but they were bulky and difficult to transport. The Egyptians came up with a woven surface from the papyrus plant and painted hieroglyphics on this paper. The Greeks used a parchment from animal hides. But it was the Chinese who invented the standard writing surface of paper that is still used today. While the Chinese were using paper around 100 B.C., it was not used widely in Europe for another thousand years.
The invention of paper allowed those who could read and write to attain wealth and social status. It also made tax collecting and record keeping easier. Another way that the invention of paper had a profound influence on society was that history and journals could be written for future generations to read. Finally, the laws of the land could be recorded and developed on paper thereby establishing a posted code of civil conduct.
Paper can be made from wood fiber, hemp, cotton, linen and rice
The world’s oldest book from China, 868.
3) Print
The invention of printing satisfied the huge demand for books.
3) Print
The invention of printing satisfied the huge demand for books.
The Chinese developed a block printing system in 868 and then a kind of movable type made of clay and then wood. The Koreans even had a movable type in the 15th century. But it was in Germany where Johann Gutenberg developed the printing press that utilized movable type and allowed the Bible to be printed about 1453. This printing method spread throughout the continent of Europe. Suddenly books were being printed, although the rich were the only people who could afford them. The newspaper was officially created as the primary source of news for the masses.
A 14th century scribe.
An example of Chinese movable block type in the 13th century.
4) The Telegraph
It is impossible for those of us today to
4) The Telegraph
It is impossible for those of us today to
The telegraph was the fastest form of communication at that time and seen as remarkable. It could travel with a message at the speed of light. Samuel Morse was one developer of the telegraph and his “Morse code” of dots and dashes is still used today.
The telegraph was called “the great annihilator of time and space” in that it changed society itself through transportation in the railroads, the way war was conducted, the speed of communication between buyers and sellers and trans-Atlantic communication.
Most of all, the telegraph was pivotal in the formation of news services and agencies.
Morse’s Telegraph, 1837
5) Photography
The invention of the camera was first evident in the
5) Photography
The invention of the camera was first evident in the
For the first time historical information could now be journalized in pictures and images.
Civil War Photo, 1862 – Bull Run area
6) Cinema
The technology of the camera led to moving pictures and the video
6) Cinema
The technology of the camera led to moving pictures and the video
A Nickelodeon Movie Theater in Canada, 1910
7) The Radio
Advances in wire telephony and the consequences of the
7) The Radio
Advances in wire telephony and the consequences of the
Young girl listening to the family radio.
8) The Television
Once again the technological advancements of war paved the
8) The Television
Once again the technological advancements of war paved the
9) The Computer and Internet
The digital revolution allowed computers to instantly
9) The Computer and Internet
The digital revolution allowed computers to instantly
Newspapers and magazines are now online, as well as on paper. Music-sharing sites are online for distribution both legally and illegally. Businesses can be anywhere whether in a downtown office or in a bedroom. You can buy and sell anything online. You can pay your bills and do your banking online. You can meet people in chat areas and have online relationships. Everyone has a website and politics has invaded the Internet as well. In 2004 in the United States, 1 dollar of every eight dollars was spent online. Emailing is now more popular than “snail mail.”
Al Gore, the Internet’s creator?
A microprocessor.
Radio Shack home computer, 1970
Wireless portable media has overtaken our society in the presence of
Wireless portable media has overtaken our society in the presence of
10) Wireless Technology
Apple PowerBook, 2006
Apple iPods