The Invention Of The Printing Press

In the 1450s the first practical printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg. This invention was a major mile-stone in the evolution of human communication. In the (Background Essay) it notifies that “The idea wasn’t new. The Chinese introduced woodblock printing in 600 CE.” This exploration inspired Gutenberg, and saw his chance to reform it into something even better. This made him ask himself “Why not metal letters that wouldn’t wear out, set in a frame that could be inked, papered and pressed?” in the (Background Essay). The purpose of this essay is to explain whether the exploration or reformation of the printing press was the more important consequence.

In 1846, a man named Richard Hoe invented the steam cylinder rotary press. This new innovation in technology made the process of newspaper printing both fast and low cost. The steam cylinder rotary press along with the telegraph made the collection and distribution of news faster that ever thought possible, which led to the formation of the Associated Press in 1846. Gathering information by wire, newspaper publishers from around the nation were able to work cooperatively, which facilitated in the emergence of major metropolitan newspapers, containing national and international events. These major metropolitan newspapers, such as Horace Greeley’s Tribune, and James Gordon Bennett’s Herald, were available in the larger Northeast cities and even circulated far beyond the cities because of the steam rotary press’s speed and low cost efficiency. The availability of national and world news was an important factor in unifying Americans across the union however; the major newspapers were located in the North. Southern newspapers generally had very small budgets and could not reach the masses like their Northern counterparts, which means Southern newspapers had little or no impact outside of their own communities. This new rise in journalism also proved to be a factor that reinforced the South’s sense of insecurity within the

(Hook) There have been many milestones that have changed human communication, from the invention of sign language to the development of the internet. (Bridge) One of those milestones was the Printing Press. (Background) The Printing Press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany during the year 1450. By 1500, more than 20 million books were printed.

The printing press was one of the most important inventions in human history. It brought the world out of the dark ages, improved literacy, standardized languages, made maps infinitely more accurate and even improved the scientific community. Possibly the biggest impact that the printing press had during this time was its effect on religion. New translations of the bible were printed, the protestant reformation made possible, and several new religions would come about as a direct result of the invention of the printing press. The invention shook the foundation of knowledge, religion, and foundation, and it continues to do so to this day.

products. New technologies that were brought in such as paper mills, boosted the newspaper industry.

This paper will attempt to explain how the telegraph contributed to the development of mass media.

Author, J. Baldius firm in William of Ockham, created an advertisement expressing the way scribes, people who make copies of documents, hand wrote before the Printing Press was created.(Doc 1) Prior to the Printing Press, people hand wrote books and drew illustrations that took many years to complete.When the creation of the moveable type took place, it allowed for people to create books at a much faster rate and it enabled for more jobs to be available. Moreover, the development of this invention spread all across Europe between the years of 1471 and 1500. In maps displaying the spread of the Printing Press from 1471 and 1500, the location from where they started were mainly in Germany, Netherlands, and Italy.(Doc 2) In 1500, there were nine times more printing press’ then there were in 1471 and in that year there was one printing press in every major city. The popularity of the printing press spreads knowledge throughout Europe and makes people realize that this invention was not only a necessity, but it was not even counted as a luxury. The development of the printing press was the most important of all the consequences because although it was the beginning, it sparked a new and easier way for people to spread their knowledge and ideas quickly but

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Everyday people read newspapers and books, but where did printing begin? The movable type printing press by Johannes Gutenberg made this all possible. Johannes first conceived of this idea of the printing press in the 15th century in order to speed up the slow process of producing books (Bantwal). The movable type printing press, the first real technology of its kind, helped to solve problems, but in turn also caused problems. This technology did influence many areas of life in its lifespan. This includes challenging the church and poisoning people with the increased toxins from mass products of materials. Depending on one’s point of view, this invention could be the best or worst thing to happen during the 15th century. Regardless of

All of the information I used was found on the internet. I simply googled encyclopedias, books, and websites that are based on the printing press. I used many resources for this project, but the three that I found most useful was https://www.psprint.com/resources/printing-press/, https://en.wikipedia.org, and The Printing Press as an Agent of Change, Volume 1 by Elizabeth L. Eisenstein.

In 1350 the renaissance had begun, it was the time to bring back and restore many things from the past. Many people from the renaissance time tried to make a living on their own by painting and writing books. Although it seemed very hard to spread their ideas around the world but until 1444 their worries began to shrink. A man from Germany named Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, which made possible for people to have copies of books and letters in much lesser time than they were used to. The invention of the printing press was one of most notable inventions from the last millennium because it brought very important changes and accomplishments in the whole world that we can still

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