The Influence Of The Printing Press

One of the most influential inventions of the Renaissance era, the printing press has helped shape the way humans read and write for centuries. It has made enormous contributions to the Renaissance era, allowing for widespread type of all literature and mass production of literature for all to read. It has also allowed for scientists to spread their ideas and experiments with each other in an accurate fashion. The Protestant Reformation, started by Martin Luther, had a huge impact on the Catholic Church with the help of the printing press. The concept of citing one’s work became commonplace with the printing press as page numbering and table of contents was more consistent. The printing press is one of the most influential inventions of …show more content…
The printing press allowed scientists to share their ideas, data, and discoveries with each other. “Scientists working on the same problem could now share their work accurately and with a large number of other scientists”(“The Flow of History” 1). This was a huge breakthrough in the scientific revolution. The scientific revolution being the emergence of modern science when new ideas of mathematics, physics, biology, and much more changed the way that humans looked at the world. Nicolaus Copernicus 's De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, often considered the start of the Scientific revolution, was largely printed by the printing press. The idea that all celestial bodies revolved around our sun was widely disbelieved and the publication was a very poor seller for numerous other reasons. However, it began to be printed at a large rate after it was considered scientifically accurate, allowing many people to be able to read it and share their …show more content…
The amount of works published and importance it had all around Europe were tremendous. It helped shape the ways humans read and write for centuries after its creation. Languages became more consistent within their regions, while also improving literacy rates across Europe. Books were being produced at insane rates and ideas were able to be spread across the globe in a variety of languages and speak. The Scientific revolution had been jump started with ideas, hypotheses, and experiments being shared with hundreds of scientists. Credibility of certain sources came into question and the acts of page numbering, tables of contents, and indices were more commonplace. Laws were put into place to protect the work of authors and artists. Religious reformations were starting and the printing press allowed for Martin Luther to spread his 95 Thesis and his Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, causing a downfall of the Catholic Church. The number of achievements the printing press has helped accomplish is insurmountable only by the creation of the text and the computer, making it one of the greatest inventions in the history of human