Examples of Infographics About the History of Technology

Infographics may seem to emphasise numerical forms of representation, especially statistics, percentages and maps, but perhaps there are other ways of using them too? 

Here are some examples of infographics about the history of technology. If you find others, please add them to the list: this page can be edited by teachers and students in this course. There may well be errors in these - they're on the list as examples of ways of using the infographic genre to present historical information about technology. 

• Tech in Vancouver: Timeline Links to an external site.
• iPhone: How did we get here? Links to an external site. (this one is extremely detailed)
• How Our Machines Got Smart Links to an external site. (not very complex, and combines a timeline with some simple quotes and examples)
• The history of visual communication Links to an external site.
• History of cell phones and cellphone technology Links to an external site. (only five steps in this time line, each with fun facts and a summary of key features. 

Or you can just go to this Pinterest board on the history of the Internet Links to an external site..