• During the pre-industrial ages,

people discovered fire, developed

paper from plants and forged
weapons and tools with stone,
bronze, copper and iron. Here are
some examples of media forms
during the pre-industrial age.
 Cave Paintings Mesopotamian Clay Dibao in China Dibao in China
(35,000 BC) Tablets (2,400 BC) (2nd Century) (2nd Century)

Pre – Industrial
Age PRE–INDUSTRIAL AGE
(Before 1700)

Papyrus in Egypt Acta Diurna in Rome Acta Diurna in Rome

(2,500 BC) (130 BC) (130 BC)
• During this era, people used the
power of steam, developed
machine tools, established iron
production, and the
manufacturing of various
products. Here are some
examples of media forms during
the industrial ages:
 Printing Press for
Mass Production Typewriter (1800) & Commercial Motion Telegraph
(1900) Telephone (1876) Pictures (1913)

Industrial Age
(1700 - 1930) INDUSTRIAL AGE

The London Gazette Motion Picture Motion Picture with Punch card
(1740) Photography / Sound (1926)
Projection (1890)
• During the electronic age, the
invention of the transistor
ushered which had led to more
efficient long distance
communication. People harnessed
the power of transistors that led
to the transistor radio, electronic
circuits, and the early computers
 Transistor Radio Large Electronic
Computers

Electronic Age
(1930 – 1980) ELECTRONIC AGE

Television (1941) IBM 704 (1960)

• During the information age,
people were advanced to the use
of micro electronics with the
invention of personal computers,
mobile devices, and wearable
technology. Moreover, voice,
image, sound and data are
digitalized.
 Portable Computers -
Laptops (1980),
Web Browsers - Netbooks (2008), Video Chat - Skype
Mosaic (1993) Tablets (1993) Wearable Technology (2003)

Information Age
(1900 – 2000’s) INFORMATION AGE

Blogs - Blogspot Smart Phones Video - YouTube Search Engines -

(1999) & Wordpress (2005) Google (1996) &
(2003) Yahoo (1995)