Events
1887 Thomas Edison invents
the Phonograph.
The phonograph was the
earliest recording medium
invented. It used a wax cylinder
to record sounds. This leads to
the magnetic recordings and
audio recording.1898 Valdemar Poulsen invents
magnetic recordings using
magnetized steel tape as a
recording medium. This helps
lead to audio recordings.THE START OF THE 20th CENTURY1887 Edward Muybridge invents
high speed photography. This leads
to the motion-picture industries.1934 Joseph Begun invents
the first tape recorder.
It recorded audio and was
used for broadcasting.1901 Guglielmo Marconi transmits
the first radio signals from Cornwall
to Newfoundland. This leads to radio
broadcasting and the tape recorder.1894 Louis Lumiere invents
the cinematograph.
This was an early device that
projected images on to walls.1923 The iconoscope was invented
by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin. This tube
was used in the first television camera.
This lead to the cathode ray tube used in
later televisions, the same tubes used in
discovering the electrons in atoms.START OF WWIIGREEN = EARLY YEARS
BLUE = BROADCAST YEARS
ORANGE = DAWN OF DIGITAL AGE
RED = SIGNIFICANT EVENT1938 Orson Welles reads the War of the Worlds
on a live broadcast. This caused mass panic in the
US as listeners believed the world was actually
being invaded by aliens. This caused regulations
to be placed on broadcasting and eventually the FCC.1951 Ampex developed the
first practical video tape
recorder. This caused more
practical use of video tape
recorders in the US.1956 Apmex, once again, has an impact
on the world of video recording and the
video tape is introduced to coincide with
the aforementioned video tape recorders.1960 The first presidential
debate was broadcast.
It was Kennedy against
Nixon and it was broadcast
on live television. This allowed
people to watch the debates
instead of listening or reading.1963 The assassinations of both JFK
and MLK stunned the nation as
mass media coverage flooded news
broadcasts and television channels.
The assassination of JFK was caught
on live television as he was shot in Dallas, TX.1948 Transistors are invented,
enabling the miniaturization
of technology. This led to
technology such as processors
and computer chips.1969 Arpanet is started by
the US government. This was
the beginning of the internet
we know today.1971 Microprocessors are
invented, enabling further
miniaturization of technology
in machines such as early
computers.1978 Surround sound becomes
a popular sound system in
theaters thanks to innovations
such as better sound
recording mediums.1984 The IBM personal
computer (PC)
released. This allows
people to have access
to the internet at the time,
although very limited.
This wouldn't be possible
without the microprocessors
and transistors.1988 Compact Discs, or CD's,
surpass LP records in sales.
This was caused by the huge
popularity and ease of use of
CD's. Those CD's wouldn't be
possible without the use of CD
players that read the CD's with
lasers.1994 The US government
releases control of Arpanet
and this births one of the
biggest changes to the world:
the World Wide Web.END OF THE VIETNAM WARTHE BIRTH OF MR. MARTIN
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