Johannes Gutenberg

machine can both be considered technology. These devices can be operated by people that do not have previous knowledge of the information that is being searched. The initial development of technological devices dates all the way back to 1440 when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Other inventions, such as the telephone and the Internet, have lowered the physical and social barriers of the interaction…

texts of the time provides invaluable insight into major historical events. The second half of the fifteenth century was a time of economic revival, population expansion, technological advancement and the height of the Renaissance in Europe. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440 and by 1500, printing presses were in operation throughout Western Europe. By the late fifteenth century, West African empires…

anatomy, cutting up dead bodies to find out what’s inside. This was the beginning of the Renaissance. Then Early Scientists wanted to share their ideas, but writing was expensive and required a lot of time and material, so a smart man known as Johannes Gutenberg invented the first Printing Press, that allowed people to share and learn information about their interests. For Centuries, the Church had handled all matters related to Art, Science and Religion. The Classical Period had mostly been…

Beneath a rocky slope in central Jordan lie the remains of a 10,000-year-old village called Ain Ghazal, whose inhabitants lived in stone houses with timber roof beams, the walls and floors gleaming with white plaster. Hundreds of people living there worshiped in circular shrines and made haunting, wide-eyed sculptures that stood three feet high. They buried their cherished dead under the floors of their houses, decapitating the bodies in order to decorate the skulls. But as fascinating as this…

how technological advances changed society for better or worse and what long-range effects they had on the world. The first technological advancement I am going to talk about is the printing press. The printing press was invented in 1450 by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany. It spread rapidly throughout…

Theodore Beza translated the New Testament into Greek and Latin to help the common people read the Bible. The common people were kept away from it until 1439, Johannes Gutenberg created the printing press and he printed the first Bible, but the only downfall was that it was in German so the common people could not read it. But then in 1556, Theodore Beza decided that it was time to translate the New Testament in Geek…

We have rapidly changed our perceptions of the ideal body throughout the decades because of new developments and representations in various media. A significant image that is portrayed through all types of media is that of a “princess” - specifically, the Disney Princesses. While it is most likely that Walt Disney’s intentions were nothing other than providing entertainment to younger audiences through the revitalization of old fairy tales, having an impressionable, younger audience created an…

Some art goes slightly glanced at, seen at the surface level as just art rather than what it is and why it’s like that. Most art even finds itself largely taken for granted, being a large part of our lives. We live in a world made up of and by art, for instance, all around us we see paintings, architecture, sculpture, fashion, and even technology. However what is art really? How did it become such a big part of our lives? And what would our lives be without it? This research is to find out…

Due to the new invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg Luther’s ideas and beliefs were able to spread efficiently throughout Europe. The 95- Theses were ninety five reasons as to why indulgences should not be sold to the public and…

In today’s world, we are so wrapped up with what is on our phones or devices that we often don’t focus on the world around us. Go to any restaurant and you will see couples not even talking to each other, but rather sitting there being alone together. They’ll sit in silence, not even exchanging words or glances until the food comes to the table or something else happens that sparks conversation. What is it about our phones that we are so enamored by? Perhaps it’s social media or messaging others…