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H istory of T echnical C ommunication Ryan Hall Jen Herold English 518: Technical Communication Theory Professor David Gillette.

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1 H istory of T echnical C ommunication Ryan Hall Jen Herold English 518: Technical Communication Theory Professor David Gillette

2 A ncient P eople and C ivilizations Pre-Historic Babylonians Hebrews Greeks Romans Middle Ages a.k.a. “Dark Ages”

3 E nglish R enaissance Happenings in English society Impact of humanism Published books Ultimate how-to: medical books Writing styles of the English Renaissance Ramus and document design Sir Francis Bacon and the plain style

4 T echnical W riting T oday Industrial Revolution Post World War II Last 10 years

5 F ive R andom F acts Milton was paid 10 pounds for Paradise Lost Sir Francis Bacon died by a chicken Library of Congress has one of three mint condition Gutenberg Bibles First technical writing course taught in 1911 First English daily newspaper printed in London in 1702

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