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the information age timeline Flashcards

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timeline of the information age (BC)

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3000
2900
1300
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220

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3000 bc

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sumerian writing system used pictorgraphs to represent words

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sumerian writing system used pictorgraphs to represent words

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3000 bc

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2900 bc

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beginnings of egyptian heroglyphic writing

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beginnings of egyptian heroglyphic writing

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2900 bc

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1300 bc

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tortoise shell and oracle bone writing were used

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tortoise shell and oracle bone writing were used

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1300 bc

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500 bc

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papyrus roll was used

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papyrus roll was used

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500 bc

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220 bc

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chinese small seal writing was developed

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timeline of the information age (AD)

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100
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chinese small seal writing was developed

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220 bc

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100 ad

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book (parchment codex)

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book (parchment codex)

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100 ad

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is an essential ancient book consisting of one or more quires of sheets of papyrus or parchment folded together to form group of leaves or pages

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codex

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105 ad

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woodblock printing and paper was invented by the chinese

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woodblock printing and paper was invented by the chinese

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105 ad

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timeline of the information age (2 beginnings)

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1455
1755

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1455

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johannes gutenbeg invented the printing press movable metal type

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johannes gutenbeg invented the printing press movable metal type

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1455

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1755

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samuel johnson’s dicitionary standardized english spelling

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samuel johnson’s dicitionary standardized english spelling

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1755

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timeline of the information age (1800s)

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1802
1824
1830
1837
1861
1876
1877
1899

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1802

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the library of congress was established
invention of the carbon arc lamp

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the library of congress was established
invention of the carbon arc lamp

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1802

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1824

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research on persistence of vision published

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research on persistence of vision published

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1824

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1830

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first viable design for a digital computer
augusta lady byros writes the world’s 1st computer program

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first viable design for a digital computer
augusta lady byros writes the world’s 1st computer program

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1830

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1837

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invention of the telegraph in great britain and the united states

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invention of the telegraph in great britain and the united states

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1837

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1861

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motion pictures were projected onto a screen

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motion pictures were projected onto a screen

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1861

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1876

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dewey decimal system was introduced

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dewey decimal system was introduced

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1876

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1877

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eadweard mybridge demonstrated high-speed photography

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eadweard mybridge demonstrated high-speed photography

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1877

38
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1899

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1st magnetic recording were released

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1st magnetic recording were released

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1899

40
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timeline of the information age (1900s - 1940s)

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1902
1906
1923
1926
1939
1940s
1945
1946
1948

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1902

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motion picture special effects were used

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motion picture special effects were used

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1902

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1906

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lee deforest invented th electronic amplifying tube (triode)

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lee deforest invented th electronic amplifying tube (triode)

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1906

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1923

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television camera tube was invented by Zvorkyn

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television camera tube was invented by Zvorkyn

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1923

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1926

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first practical sound movie was produced

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first practical sound movie was produced

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1926

49
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1939

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regularly scheduled television broadcasting began in the US

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regularly scheduled television broadcasting began in the US

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1939

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1940s

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beginnings of infromation science as a discpline

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beginnings of infromation science as a discpline

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1940s

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1945

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vannevar bush foresaw the invention of hypertext

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vannevar bush foresaw the invention of hypertext

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1945

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1946

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eniac computer was developed

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eniac computer was developed

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1946

57
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eniac

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electronic numerical integrator and computer

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1948

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birth of the field of information theory proposed by claude e shannon

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birth of the field of information theory proposed by claude e shannon

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1948

60
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information age timeline (1950s - 1960s)

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1957
1958
1960s
1969

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1957

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planar transistor was developed by jean hoerne

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planar transistor was developed by jean hoerne

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1957

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1958

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1st integrated circuit was produced

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1st integrated circuit was produced

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1958

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1960s

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library of congress develped LC MARC (machine readable code)

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library of congress develped LC MARC (machine readable code)

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1960s

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1969

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UNIX operating system was developed, which coulde handle multi-tasking

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UNIX operating system was developed, which coulde handle multi-tasking

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1969

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timeline of information age (1970s)

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1971
1972
1974
1975
1977

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1971

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intel introduced the 1st microprocessor chip

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intel introduced the 1st microprocessor chip

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1971

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1972

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optical lasaerdisc was develpoped by philips and MCA

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optical lasaerdisc was develpoped by philips and MCA

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1972

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1974

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MCA and Philips agreed on a standard videodisc encoding format

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MCA and Philips agreed on a standard videodisc encoding format

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1974

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1975

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Altair Microcomputre Kit was released: 1st personal computer for the public

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Altair Microcomputre Kit was released: 1st personal computer for the public

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1975

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1977

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RadioShack introducedt he 1st complete Personal Computer

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RadioShack introducedt he 1st complete Personal Computer

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1977

80
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timeline of the information age (1980s - 1990s)

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1984
mid 1980s
1987
1991
jan 1997

81
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1984

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Apple Macintosh computer wsa introduced

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Apple Macintosh computer wsa introduced

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1984

83
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Mid 1980s

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Artificial Intelligences was separated from information science

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Artificial Intelligences was separated from information science

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Mid 1980s

85
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1987

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hypercard was developed by Bill Atkinson recipe box metaphor

86
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hypercard was developed by Bill Atkinson recipe box metaphor

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1987

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1991

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four hundred fifty complete works of literature on one CD-ROM was released

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four hundred fifty complete works of literature on one CD-ROM was released

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1991

89
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Jan. 1997

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RSA Internet security code cracked for a48-bit number

90
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RSA Internet security code cracked for a48-bit number

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Jan. 1997

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