A History of Communication Technology

by Philip Loubere

Overview

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.

Additional digital resources for the book are available at https://comtechhistory.site/

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367211493
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	04/12/2021
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Philip A. Loubere is an associate professor of Visual Communication at Middle Tennessee State University, USA. He has an MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to joining the faculty at MTSU he worked for eighteen years in a professional capacity in information graphics and publication design, twelve of those years for three major metro newspapers, The Seattle Times, the San Jose Mercury News, and The Orange County Register.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Prehistory to Early History 2. Writing 3. Paper 4. Printing 5. The Industrial Revolution and the Modern Era 6. Industrial Printing 7. Photography and Film 8. Electronic Communication 9. The Digital Age 10. Conclusion