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Period: Jan 1, 618 to
Printing Press Then vs Now
In 618, during the T'ang Dynasty, one of the many notable innovations include the development of woodblock printing, a technique that uses ink on blocks to print images, text, and patterns. In 2007, ZINK imaging unveils the first inkless printer. -
Period: Feb 11, 1500 to
Video-Camera
The first pinhole video camera was created invented by ibn-al haythem in the 1500s A surfer named Nick Woodman wanted a way to capture photos while he was surfing, so he began tinkering with 35mm cameras. Woodman continued to improve on his design, and in 2010, his company, GoPro, re -
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History of Photography Timeline
In 1727, Professor J. Schulze mixes chalk, nitric acid, and silver in a flask; notices darkening on side of flask exposed to sunlight. Accidental creation of the first photo-sensitive compound. In 2005, Canon EOS 5D, first consumer-priced full-frame digital SLR, with a 24x36mm CMOS sensor for $3000; Portraits by Rineke Dijkstra -
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Computers
In 1804 Frances Joseph-Marie Jacquard completes his fully automated loom that is programmed by punched cards. Computers back in this time don't resemble what computers look like right now but in order for it to become what it is now, it had to start there. -
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The Telephone
On March 10, 1876, Alexander Bell launched the telephone era with the first bi-directional electronic transmission of the spoken word. At least that is how the story typically goes. While Bell received the first patent for a telephone, the origin of the telephone is complicated and inconclusive, with Elisha Gray, Antonio Meucci of Italy, and Innocenzo Manzetti each claiming to be the phone’s true inventor. When the iPhone was introduced in 2007, Apple brought the smartphone to the masses -
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Radio
Guglielmo Marconi: an Italian inventor, proved the feasibility of radio communication. He sent and received his first radio signal in Italy in 1895. By 1899 he flashed the first wireless signal across the English Channel and two years later received the letter "S", telegraphed from England to Newfoundland. This was the first successful transatlantic radiotelegraph message in 1902. -
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The Television
In 1928, American inventor Philo Farnsworth (1906-1971) develops an all-electronic television system. In 2001, Developers at Panasonic developed and released the flat screen TV. It quickly took over the TV market and HD flatscreens went into high demand. -
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The Pager
In 1949 Al Gross invented the first telephone pager. A pager is a radio frequency device that allows other pager users to send messages. -
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The Newspaper
In 5.9 B.C., Acta Diurna the first newspaper is published in Rome. In 2009, The Hearst Corp announces that the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a 146 year old paper, will become a web-only publication. It is the first major US newspaper to abandon print format. -
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The Ipod
The ipod was designed and marketed by Steve Jobs (Apple) in 2001. It was the first portable media player that was pocket sized.