MediaArtsUnitIIGraphicO rganizerName:GarrettHaldrupBlock:1st

ERA#1

1.Date:18701940

3.DetailedDescriptionof
Media

4.EffectonSociety

5.Milestone#1
Image/Description

Milestone#2
Image/Description

6.PopularEraStyles

Thetelephoneallowed
peopletoc ommunicate
muchquickerthan
telegraphbecausethey
couldhavem ore
complexm essages,
andc onversationswith
others,anddidrequire
tobedecoded.It
broughtpeoplec loser
togetherinthes ense
thattheyc ould
communicatewith
eachotherquicker.

WWIplayedarolein
phonec ommunications
becausetheUS
nationalizedthe
telephone.Thism eant
thattheyc reatedan
infrastructureforthe
spreadofthephone
aroundthec ountry.
Thism eantthatitc ould
spreadeasier.

AT&T,orAmerican
Telegramand
Telephonec ompany
wasc reatedin1885.
My1907theyhada
monopolyonthe
market.ThePresident
ofAT&Ts aidthata
monopolywasthebest
optionforthephone
market

2.Image(s):

Thefirstphonewas
inventedin1876by
AlexanderGrahamBell.
Thephonewasawater
baseddevicewitha
needleinwaterm oving,
changingthec urrent.

Thisiswhat
transmittedthes ound.
Thec andlestickphone
wasaround10inches
tall,andhada
transmitteratthetop
andreceiverinthething
youhold.Thefirst
modelsdidhavea
rotarydial.Insteadthey
hadas witchtoc allan
operatorthatwould
connectyoutoyour
intendedrecipient.

18901900

References:

www.people.com/peopl
e/article/0,,20794827,0
0.html
http://bgr.com/2013/12/
13/telephonetimelinea
briefhistoryofthepho
ne/

https://www.shoretel.co
m/content/alexandergr
ahambellandhistoryt
elephone
http://www.collectorsw
eekly.com/telephones/c
andlestick

http://www.elon.edu/e
web/predictions/150/18
70.xhtml

http://www.myinsulator
s.com/commokid/telep
hones/1910s_telephon
e_ads_cont.htm


ERA#2

1.Date:19401960

3.DetailedDescriptionof
Media

4.EffectonSociety

5.Milestone#1
Image/Description

Milestone#2
Image/Description

6.PopularEraStyles

Peoplec ouldtalkto
eachotherm ucheasier
thanbeforewiththe
candlestickphone
because.Youc ould
movearoundwiththe
phoneands tilltalk
insteadofhavingtos it
inc ertains potthe
wholetime.Therotary
dialm adeiteasierfor
peopletoc ommunicate
ratherthangoing
throughaphone
operator.

WWII19391945
Duringthistimeradio
communicationsonthe
battlefieldwasvery
important,andthe
qualityofthec allwas
muchbetterthanin
WWI.

In1944Dr.Selman

Coloredtelevision
cameout

2.Image(s):

Therewerenobrand
names,s oeveryone
hadthes amephone
exactphone.Thiswas
thefirsttimethe
receiverandtransmitter
wereonthes amepart

ofthephone.Thec able
usedtobethreec ables
thatwerec overedin
cotton,butlaterm odels
hadaoneplastic
cable.Thephonewas
stillc onsideredaluxury
toordinaryfamily,andit
wasplacedinthe
easiesttoaccessroom
ofthehouse.Car
phoness tartedto
becomeathingthat
wasc ommonplace.

WaksmanofRutgers
University(NJ)discovers
streptomycin,adrugthat
cankillthebacteria
causingtuberculosis.The
telephonecouldhave
helpedspreadthenews
ofthefindingthecure.

PortableRadio

References:

http://www.1900s.org.u
k/1940s50sdomesticp
hones.htm

https://www.britannica.
com/technology/military
communication

https://cuny.edu/site/cc/
healthinamerica/1900
s.html

ERA#3

1.Date1970s2000s

3.DetailedDescriptionof
Media

4.EffectonSociety

5.Milestone#1
Image/Description

Milestone#2
Image/Description

6.PopularEraStyles

Nowam ajorityofthe
peopleintheUshad
phonesintheirhouse,
andalotofthosehad
morethanonephone.
Everybodyc ouldnow
talktoeachotherfrom
anyroom,whichwas
prettyamazingatthe
time.Thec ordless
phoneallowedpeople
morefreedomwhen
talkingtos omebody
else

Onm arch30th1981
Therewasan
assassinationattempt
onRonaldReagan.
Peoplewerem ostlikely
talkingaboutthisto
theirfriends,andasking
iftheyhadheardabout
whathappened

In1982them ovieE.T
wasreleased.This
probablys pikedtheuse
ofphonesbecause
friendswereasking
friendsiftheywantedto
gos eethebignew
movie,andprobablya
lotofPhoneHome
jokeswerem ade

2.Image(s):

ThePushbuttonphone
becameathinginthe
1960s.Eachbutton
presss entac ertain
frequency,andthe
frequencywas
matchedupwitha
number.Answering
machinesbecame
popularinthe1980s.
Bythe1990sthehome
phoneaswes eeit
todays tartedtoappear.

Thec ordlessphone
startedtobecomevery
popular.

References:

http://history1900s.abo
ut.com/od/1980s/qt/Re
aganAssassinationAtt
empt.htm

http://history1900s.abo
ut.com/od/1980s/qt/ET
movie.htm

http://austinautoinsuran
ce.co/16203/1971cam
aro

ERA#4

1.Date20002010

3.DetailedDescriptionof
Media

4.EffectonSociety

5.Milestone#1
Image/Description

Milestone#2
Image/Description

6.PopularEraStyles

Thenewhomephones
didnothaveam ajor
effectons ociety.The
Iphonewasanew
fandomthateverybody
wasjumpingonto,to
behipandwiththe
times.Thetechnology
wass omethingavast
majorityofthepeople
havenever
experienced,because
atouchs creenhad
neverhadthism any
peopleadoptthenew
technology

September11,2001
Twoplanesc rashed
intotheworldtrade
center,c ausingthemto
collapse.

2008
Therecessionc aused
bythehousingm arket
crash

2.Image(s):

Homephonesdidnot
haveanym ajor
improvementotherthan
becomingm ore
compactandhave
somem orefeatures.
Thenewthingwasthe
smartphonefrom
apple.W hilethisisnot
thefirsts martphone.It
isthefirstwidely
adopteds martphone.
Thisnewphone
allowedpeopletonot
onlyc all,andtext,but
lookupinformationon
theinterneteasily.

References:

http://www.digitaltrends
.com/apple/besttechno
logy20002010thedec
adeintech/


PresentDay#1

1.Date2010Now

3.DetailedDescriptionof
Media

4.EffectonSociety

5.Milestone#1
Image/Description

Milestone#2
Image/Description

6.PopularEraStyles

Societyc annotlook
awayfromtheir
phones.Theyhave
becomeanextension
ofourlives,andhave
becomes oattached
thatpeoplec anno
longerimaginelife
withoutthem.

2010Haitihasa
devastatingearthquake

2016RIoolympic
games.

2.Image(s):

Thes martphone
startedtoreallytakeoff,
andthehomephones
slowlyfadedaway.
Smartphoness tarted
gettingfaster,m ore
battery,andbecame
morepractical,and
usefulwithnew
features

References:

http://www.futuretimelin
e.net/21stcentury/2010
2019.htm

Prediction

1.Date20162025

3.DetailedDescriptionof
Media

4.EffectonSociety

5.Milestone#1
Image/Description

Milestone#2
Image/Description

6.PopularEraStyles

Bythistimealmost
everyonewillhave
somes ortofm obile
phone.Thewholeworld
willbec onnected
togetherand
informationwills pread
quickly.O nethingwe
willhavetoworryabout
isourprivacy.

2020firstfabriclike
phonewillbereleased.
Thephonewillnotbe
superthin,butwillbe
abletoflexonpurpose

2025firstglassphone
willbeavailabletothe
public.

Ihavenoideawhatwill
bepopularinthefuture.

http://www.phonearena.
com/news/Samsungd
evelopedafuturistictra
nsparentsmartphonet
oobadyoucantgetit_i
d64571

http://www.androidauth
ority.com/whenwillflexi
bledisplaysarrive688
227/

2.Image(s):

References:

https://www.uswitch.co
m/mobiles/guides/futur
eofmobilephones/

Predictionsforfuture
phonesisthattheywill
notonlybecomefaster
andhavem orec harge,
theywouldbeflexible,
andpossible
transparent.
Technologyoffabric
likes creensisalready
indevelopment,s ois
theglassphone.These
ideasarethingslikelyto
happeninthenear
future.