This timeline presents significant events and developments in the innovation and management of information and documents from cave paintings (ca 30,000 BC) to the present. Only non-electronic innovations and developments are included (that is, digital and electronic communications are excluded).
Use: To move timeline, drag top or bottom (fast) bands. Click any entry to get more info in a popup bubble.
Some Keywords: alphabets, book, calendars, libraries, maps, mechanization, paper, papermaking,
printing, organizing, scripts, standardization, statistics, timelines, typography; partial strings also match.
Why this timeline was created, caveats about "single" dates being used for often complicated and rapidly moving innovations, and other background information is provided in the announcement. The announcement also thanks contributors and David Huynh for his fantastic Timeline widget.
