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The printing press was invented by the German Johannes Gutenberg around 1440s.The printing press made books easier and cheaper to produce, which increased the number of books, and lowered the cost of books so that more people could learn to read and get more reading materials.It made it easier to spread materials through the time of The Renaissance and the Reformation.It spread religious beliefs and eventually even led to the first translation of the Bible. The invention of the…

History Paper Draft Galileo Galilei once said, “I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.” Despite the heavy opposition Galileo Galilei had to go through regarding the church, he was a great man of science. His discoveries and achievements had a huge impact on the Scientific Revolution and they are still widely used today in modern science. David Wootton, the author of Galileo: Watcher of the…

For this report I interviewed Robert Portegello of Robert’s Printing. Robert’s Printing is a family owned business in Brooklyn New York. We started this business with one thing in mind. To provide professional printing services in the Brooklyn area, this business was opened by selling blank pads with linear engraving, posters, and circulars. Before opening this business Robert had to access the local competition, luckily he knew what to do. Robert’s Printing was to have lower prices and better…

life is full of several examples that show contrast. when we look at our ways of living today, we will find out certain facts that are clear. Althrough we may look weak sometimes we can face hardship to set up some useful programmes for our future. there are diffrenet examples from people in_________and_________ to prove my view about this matter. Here is an example about about Linda Bove who was born deaf as her parents, in Garfield, New Jersey. At a period, when it was laborious for disabled…

When the printing press was invented in 1440, it did not have an effect on Europe’s societal literacy. Ten years later -around the 1450’s-1500’s -after the invention was created. It was a surprise to the civilization seeing how many printing shops there was in Europe. The map below shows that the printing press had spread through to 260 other towns throughout Europe in 1501. Since the printing press spread throughout 260 towns according to McLuhan “In 1500 there were fifteen to twenty million…

In 1440, Johannes Gutenberg invented a new type of movable print- the printing press. Gutenberg was a goldsmith born in Mainz in 1397, and went on to develop his press in the Holy Roman Empire. He saw the printing press as a financial opportunity, due to the high cost of books at the time. Prior to his groundbreaking invention, knowledge was very much limited to the royalty or the religious order because attaining access to any sort of literature was a painstaking task. In order to have a copy…

Johann Gutenberg also known as Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden Gutenberg was an amazing, German man in the world of science. He is well known for the invention of the printing press, but he was also a blacksmith, goldsmith, and publisher. He developed many items in the 1400’s such as the use of oil-based ink and printed several books. Most of Johann Gutenberg’s early life is a mystery, but we do know some information about him. He was born in 1398 in Mainz, Germany. Gutenberg was the youngest…

Velcro is one of the best inventions in the world it can be used in many scenarios like to stick objects to walls that is how great Velcro Is. In this essay, it is going to explain what it is used for, how it is worn and what important people or companies use Velcro and how and who got the idea for Velcro. Some facts about Velcro is the idea came from a weed while the inventor was hiking as it is going to be explained below . Biography.com states when and how the idea of Velcro came into…

Biography April 27, 2015 Biography of Johannes Kepler Nicolette Casula College Algebra Biography April 27, 2015 Johannes Kepler On the 27th day of December, a mercenary soldier named Heinrich Kepler and Katharina Guldenmann, a keeper of a local inn, gave birth to Johannes Kepler. He was born in a town called “Weil der Stadt”, which is now known as Germany. Kepler was a young child when he lost his father to whom gave his life in a battle of war. Johannes Kepler survived the small…

The printing press and its involvement in the reformation Sometime before 1450 Johann Gutenberg developed the printing press, this invention made the printing of lengthy texts far easier. In the years following Gutenberg’s era to Luther’s, printing as an industry was improving exponentially. The press received mechanical improvements, increasing efficiency. Printing also became a large industry with large facilities dedicated to printing. The Reformation would prove good to the printing industry…