The printing press back in the late 1400s made a significant impact on literacy and on society, as for today technology has also made an impact on us. Such as the computer, it has given us knowledge, power, experience and the opportunity to access information. The printing press also had a significant effect on society just by how they lived their lives on a daily basis but also the expansion of their knowledge which made more people want to be more educated. The printing press was tremendously influential in the Renaissance which led to the modern science and technology.
Before the printing press came about, monks would take months or even years rewriting the religious texts from the Bible. For this reason books were very expensive to purchase …show more content…
As information became a commodity for mass production, vast areas of knowledge heretofore the exclusive domain of the monastery, the Church, and the university became available to the public. The printing press facilitated the rise of popular education and encouraged individuals to form their own opinions by reading for themselves. It accelerated the growing interest in vernacular literature, which in turn enhanced national and individual self-consciousness. Print technology proved to be the single most important factor in the success of the Protestant Reformation, as it brought the complaints of Church reformers to the attention of all literate folk.” (473) The shift between the manuscript and the printing press developed literacy by reducing the cost of publishing books and making the process and labor shorter. The printing press revamped education by making books more accessible and supplying a new visual way of learning. Furthermore the development of the printing press was used as motivation for many world ideas, events and movements. It was also an easy way for religious and political people to announce their …show more content…
With the vast of inventions that took place in the Industrial Revolution many countries became industrialized. One of the dominant cause of the Industrial Revolution was the creation of the computers. Computers have become a very resourceful piece of technology that someone has ever created. Computers play a major role today, with the use of computers we can use it for education, scientific research, medicine, government, law, music, art or for everyday use. Without the creation of the computer in the Industrial Revolution, life would’ve been different or even
Before the printing press came about, monks would take months or even years rewriting the religious texts from the Bible. For this reason books were very expensive to purchase …show more content…
As information became a commodity for mass production, vast areas of knowledge heretofore the exclusive domain of the monastery, the Church, and the university became available to the public. The printing press facilitated the rise of popular education and encouraged individuals to form their own opinions by reading for themselves. It accelerated the growing interest in vernacular literature, which in turn enhanced national and individual self-consciousness. Print technology proved to be the single most important factor in the success of the Protestant Reformation, as it brought the complaints of Church reformers to the attention of all literate folk.” (473) The shift between the manuscript and the printing press developed literacy by reducing the cost of publishing books and making the process and labor shorter. The printing press revamped education by making books more accessible and supplying a new visual way of learning. Furthermore the development of the printing press was used as motivation for many world ideas, events and movements. It was also an easy way for religious and political people to announce their …show more content…
With the vast of inventions that took place in the Industrial Revolution many countries became industrialized. One of the dominant cause of the Industrial Revolution was the creation of the computers. Computers have become a very resourceful piece of technology that someone has ever created. Computers play a major role today, with the use of computers we can use it for education, scientific research, medicine, government, law, music, art or for everyday use. Without the creation of the computer in the Industrial Revolution, life would’ve been different or even