Ebook: A History of Communication Technology
Author: Philip A. Loubere
- Tags: first civilizations modern writing systems media writing’s social impact paper making pulp machines paper's impact woodblock printing Intaglio Gutenberg’s press Typography industrial revolution modern era industrial printing Photography color film electronic component electronic device Internet digital transformation Archaic writing systems
- Year: 2021
- Publisher: Routledge
- Language: English
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This book is a comprehensive illustrated account of the technologies and inventions in mass communication that have accelerated the advancement of human culture and society.
A History of Communication Technology covers a timeline in the history of mass communication that begins with human prehistory and extends all the way to the current digital age. Using rich, full-color graphics and diagrams, the book details the workings of various mass communication inventions, from paper-making, printing presses, photography, radio, TV, film, and video, to computers, digital devices, and the Internet. Readers are given insightful narratives on the social impact of these technologies, brief historical accounts of the inventors, and sidebars on the related technologies that enabled these inventions.
This book is ideal for students in introductory mass communication, visual communication, and history of media courses, offering a highly approachable, graphic-oriented approach to the history of communication technologies.