A brief history of the Printing Press and its revolutionary effect on society and culture.

February 28th, 2010 by Dallas Leave a reply »
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Interesting history of the printing press and its effects on culture and society. http://www.compassrose.com/publishing/printing-press.html

Like the changes brought about by the Internet, the printing press created a way for all classical knowledge to be available in a single library within 50 or 60 years of its widespread adoption.

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  • Granville Lochrico

    Other innovations soon followed the printing press. After the industrial age, almost everything printed - from labels, to signs - were all produced by these printing presses. The industry progressed very quickly, and the earnings from your average printing press aren't that bad either!

    Granville Lochrico

  • Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

    awesome!

  • Glad to know about printing history... Thanks for sharing....

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