1 Communications Technology Update & Fundamentals 16 th Edition (2018) - A History of Communication Technology Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. Doctoral candidate in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC). (Zhu and the editors acknowledge the contributions of the late Dan Brown, Ph.D., who created the first versions of this chapter and the related figures and tables).
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- A History of Communication Technology Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D.
Doctoral candidate in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC). (Zhu and the editors acknowledge the contributions of the late Dan Brown, Ph.D., who created the first versions of this chapter and the related figures and tables).
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Figure 2.A (from book) Communication Technology Timeline
Source: Technology Futures, Inc.
Figure 2.1 Newspaper Firms and Circulation, 1704-2016
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
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Figure 2.2 Published Periodical Titles, 1904-2002
Source: Dan Brown, Ph.D.
Figure 2.3 Published Book Titles 1880-1996
Source: Dan Brown, Ph.D.
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Figure 2.4 Published Book Titles, 1997-2014
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
Figure 2.5 Telephone and Wireless Telephone, 1920-2016
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
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Figure 2.6 Motion Picture Attendance and Box Office Receipts 1922-2016
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
Figure 2.7 (note there also is a 2.7A) Prerecorded Music Unit Shipments, 1873-2017
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
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Figure 2.7A Prerecorded Music Unit Shipments, 1896-2017
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
Figure 2.8 Radio and TV Households, 1922-2017
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
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Figure 2.9 Cable TV Subscribers and Penetration, 1952-2015
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
Figure 2.10 Multichannel Video Program Distribution (thousands) 1980-2013
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
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Figure 2.11 USA VCR AND DVR Penetration, 1980-2015
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
Figure 2.12 Personal Computers 1981 – 2015
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D
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Figure 2.13 Internet Home Penetration (%) 1997-2015
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
Figure 2.14 High-speed (>200 kbps) Internet Connections 2005-2011 (thousands)
Source: Yicheng Zhu, Ph.D. and Dan Brown, Ph.D.
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