Hot and Cold Communication Timeline True Temperatures Estimated True Temperatures Estimated

Communication Time-line 3500 BC - to 2900 BC 3500 BC - to 2900 BC 3500 BC - to 2900 BC 3500 BC - to 2900 BC alphabet cuneiform writing hieroglyphic writing alphabet cuneiform writing hieroglyphic writing alphabet Very Cold: Not user friendly at all! Try to dip into this material like a ‘hot bath’! Very Cold: Not user friendly at all! Try to dip into this material like a ‘hot bath’!

100BC-1050AD 100: First bound books; 100: First bound books; 105: Tsai Lun (China) invents paper as we 105: Tsai Lun (China) invents paper as we know it; know it; First wooden printing presses (China): First wooden printing presses (China): Symbols carved on a wooden block Symbols carved on a wooden block Newspapers appear in Europe Newspapers appear in EuropeNewspapers Not much warmth here however: Information rich but you must work hard to gain access information. This material warming up a tad for bathers to dip into. Not much warmth here however: Information rich but you must work hard to gain access information. This material warming up a tad for bathers to dip into.

: Johannes Gutenberg and his printing press (metal movable type); 1450: Johannes Gutenberg and his printing press (metal movable type);Johannes GutenbergJohannes Gutenberg 1714: Englishmen, Henry Mill receives the first patent for a typewriter; 1714: Englishmen, Henry Mill receives the first patent for a typewriter;typewriter 1814: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce achieves the first photographic image; 1814: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce achieves the first photographic image;Joseph Nicéphore NiépceJoseph Nicéphore Niépce 1831: Joseph Henry invents the first electric telegraph; 1831: Joseph Henry invents the first electric telegraph;Joseph HenryJoseph Henry 1843: Samuel Morse invents the first long distance electric telegraph line. Alexander Bain patents the first fax machine. 1843: Samuel Morse invents the first long distance electric telegraph line. Alexander Bain patents the first fax machine.Samuel Morsefax machineSamuel Morsefax machine 1867: American, Sholes the first successful and modern typewriter. 1867: American, Sholes the first successful and modern typewriter.typewriter Things are warming as printing is getting easier for everyone to take advantage of. Things are warming as printing is getting easier for everyone to take advantage of.

: Thomas Edison patents the phonograph: a wax cylinder as recording medium; 1877: Thomas Edison patents the phonograph: a wax cylinder as recording medium;Thomas EdisonThomas Edison 1887: Emile Berliner invents the gramophone: recordings that could be used over and over again; 1887: Emile Berliner invents the gramophone: recordings that could be used over and over again;gramophone 1889: Almon Strowger patents the direct dial telephone or automatic telephone exchange; 1889: Almon Strowger patents the direct dial telephone or automatic telephone exchange;Almon StrowgerAlmon Strowger 1894: Guglielmo Marconi improves wireless telegraphy; 1894: Guglielmo Marconi improves wireless telegraphy;Guglielmo MarconiGuglielmo Marconi 1902: Guglielmo Marconi transmits radio signals from Cornwall to Newfoundland - the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean; 1902: Guglielmo Marconi transmits radio signals from Cornwall to Newfoundland - the first radio signal across the Atlantic Ocean;radio 1904: Comic Books were being published in earnest. 1904: Comic Books were being published in earnest.Comic Books Comic Books Warming or cooling trend? Cooling down, indeed!

Lee Deforest: Creates the electronic amplifying tube or triode. Electronic signals can be amplified-everything improves; Lee Deforest: Creates the electronic amplifying tube or triode. Electronic signals can be amplified-everything improves; Lee Deforest Lee Deforest 1910: Edison and the ‘Talkies’: Movies make noise; 1910: Edison and the ‘Talkies’: Movies make noise;Edison 1923: Vladimir Kosma Zworykin: The television or iconoscope (cathode-ray tube), first television camera. 1923: Vladimir Kosma Zworykin: The television or iconoscope (cathode-ray tube), first television camera.iconoscope 1925: John Logie Baird: the first experimental television signal. 1925: John Logie Baird: the first experimental television signal.John Logie BairdJohn Logie Baird 1927: NBC starts two radio networks CBS founded. "The Jazz Singer" the first successful talking motion picture by Warner Brothers. 1927: NBC starts two radio networks CBS founded. "The Jazz Singer" the first successful talking motion picture by Warner Brothers.motion picturemotion picture And the Deep Chill begins! And the Deep Chill begins! Lee Deforest: Creates the electronic amplifying tube or triode. Electronic signals can be amplified-everything improves; Lee Deforest: Creates the electronic amplifying tube or triode. Electronic signals can be amplified-everything improves; Lee Deforest Lee Deforest 1910: Edison and the ‘Talkies’: Movies make noise; 1910: Edison and the ‘Talkies’: Movies make noise;Edison 1923: Vladimir Kosma Zworykin: The television or iconoscope (cathode-ray tube), first television camera. 1923: Vladimir Kosma Zworykin: The television or iconoscope (cathode-ray tube), first television camera.iconoscope 1925: John Logie Baird: the first experimental television signal. 1925: John Logie Baird: the first experimental television signal.John Logie BairdJohn Logie Baird 1927: NBC starts two radio networks CBS founded. "The Jazz Singer" the first successful talking motion picture by Warner Brothers. 1927: NBC starts two radio networks CBS founded. "The Jazz Singer" the first successful talking motion picture by Warner Brothers.motion picturemotion picture And the Deep Chill begins! And the Deep Chill begins! Lee Deforest: Creates the electronic amplifying tube or triode. Electronic signals can be amplified-everything improves; Lee Deforest: Creates the electronic amplifying tube or triode. Electronic signals can be amplified-everything improves; Lee Deforest Lee Deforest 1910: Edison and the ‘Talkies’: Movies make noise; 1910: Edison and the ‘Talkies’: Movies make noise;Edison 1923: Vladimir Kosma Zworykin: The television or iconoscope (cathode-ray tube), first television camera. 1923: Vladimir Kosma Zworykin: The television or iconoscope (cathode-ray tube), first television camera.iconoscope 1925: John Logie Baird: the first experimental television signal. 1925: John Logie Baird: the first experimental television signal.John Logie BairdJohn Logie Baird 1927: NBC starts two radio networks CBS founded. "The Jazz Singer" the first successful talking motion picture by Warner Brothers. 1927: NBC starts two radio networks CBS founded. "The Jazz Singer" the first successful talking motion picture by Warner Brothers.motion picturemotion picture And the Deep Chill begins! And the Deep Chill begins!

: "Golden Age" of radio begins; First television broadcasts in the US; 1930: "Golden Age" of radio begins; First television broadcasts in the US;television 1934: Joseph Begun creates the first tape recorder for broadcasting (first magnetic recording); 1934: Joseph Begun creates the first tape recorder for broadcasting (first magnetic recording);Joseph BegunJoseph Begun 1938: Television broadcasts can be taped and edited (no longer only live); 1938: Television broadcasts can be taped and edited (no longer only live);Television 1944: Computers (e.g.Harvard's Mark I) go into public service (government owned): On with the age of Information Science); 1944: Computers (e.g.Harvard's Mark I) go into public service (government owned): On with the age of Information Science);Harvard's Mark IHarvard's Mark I 1948: 33rpm vinyl recordings and the Transistor are born; 1948: 33rpm vinyl recordings and the Transistor are born;Transistor 1949 TV is born TV is born. Burrr….things are icing over!

: Computers are first sold commercially; 1951: Computers are first sold commercially;Computers 1958: Xerox machine Integrated Circuit invented; 1958: Xerox machine Integrated Circuit invented;Xerox machineIntegrated CircuitXerox machineIntegrated Circuit 1966: Xerox: First successful fax machine; 1966: Xerox: First successful fax machine;fax machinefax machine 1969: ARPANET - the first Internet started 1969: ARPANET - the first Internet startedARPANET (McLuhan WAS still around then??!!??); (McLuhan WAS still around then??!!??); 1971: Floppy disc/microprocessor invented; 1971: Floppy disc/microprocessor invented;Floppy discmicroprocessorFloppy discmicroprocessor 1972: HBO and first cable tv service; 1972: HBO and first cable tv service; 1976: Apple 1; 1976: Apple 1; 1979: First cellular phone service (Japan). 1979: First cellular phone service (Japan).cellular phonecellular phone With the wind-chill factor things are pretty cold!

: Sony Walkman is created; 1980: Sony Walkman is created; 1981: IBM PC first sold; first laptops sold to public all with a Computer mouse; 1981: IBM PC first sold; first laptops sold to public all with a Computer mouse;IBM PCComputer mouseIBM PCComputer mouse 1983: Time magazines names the computer as "Man of the Year.“ First cellular phone network is now in the US; 1983: Time magazines names the computer as "Man of the Year.“ First cellular phone network is now in the US;cellular phonecellular phone 1984: Apple Macintosh released. IBM PC AT released (got my first PC this year); 1984: Apple Macintosh released. IBM PC AT released (got my first PC this year);Apple MacintoshApple Macintosh 1985: Cell phones are common place and CD- ROMs are going into new computers (darn— bought too soon). 1985: Cell phones are common place and CD- ROMs are going into new computers (darn— bought too soon). The American government releases control of internet : WWW is born: Communication at light- speed. The American government releases control of internet : WWW is born: Communication at light- speed. We’re now in the deep freeze We’re now in the deep freeze

Hot or Cold? These slides show a progression of communication methods for mankind over the millennium. Most who are reading this know the history well since 1994, when this history account ends. Surely, things have gotten faster, better from the perspective of this writer. In the final analysis, cold and hot are relative terms…what one finds cold, well, another does NOT!

Who predicted what? As slide 8 points out, the internet was born, alive and kicking, when McLuhan WAS still around, alive and kicking. Much of what he has written, in his style, was likely common knowledge to many who worked and operated with certain sectors of the American Government in HIS day! McLuhan WAS still around, alive and kicking. Much of what he has written, in his style, was likely common knowledge to many who worked and operated with certain sectors of the American Government in HIS day! It is important to give credit where and when it is due…and important not to give it when it is not! Hot and cold is so relativeHot and cold is so relative! Hot and cold is so relative