Printing

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…

3D Printing in Medicine Technology today has come so far and is progressively advancing for tremendous changes in the healthcare fields. These changes will not only save lives, but will give patients quicker, cheaper, and more precise care in many aspects. A new cutting edge technology available today in medicine is 3D printers with computer aided drafting software to create designs that can actually mold medical devices and parts for patient care. Even though 3D printing was invented in the…

3D printing is a mechanical process where solid objects are created by ‘printing’ successive layers of material to replicate a shape modeled in a computer has been adopted in numerous industries. Many people can benefit from this kind of technology such as wounded warriors that may have lost limbs in combat, or even those that have dysfunctional organs and could use a new organ. The creator of 3D printing, Charles Hull, on August 8th 1984 filed for a patent on his photo solidification apparatus.…

Additive manufacturing technology, more commonly known as 3D printing, is everywhere in the news! Innovations made possible by 3D printers are changing the world and propelling society into the future. With this technology, it is possible for anyone to make anything. 3D printers are ushering a new industrial age, but the current US patent system is restricting its potential. The Federal government of the United States is questioning the legality of additive manufacturing and considers it…

The Printing Revolution: Facilitating the Success of Major European Movements Gutenberg himself could not have predicted the immense impact his invention would have on forever shaping the landscape of Europe. The advent of the printing press, a revolution in and of itself, helped lay the foundation for the major movements observed in early modern Europe. Professor Daly contends that “no other single breakthrough can be as directly credited with initiating so much revolutionary change.” To…

Why the Printing Press is Critical to Western Civilization Many people today would be horrified if they were not able to update their Instagram account every few hours, not be able to read the daily newspaper, or if they broke their Snapchat streak. Before the invention of the printing press, these normal things would seem impossible. Johannes Gutenberg’s invention is critical to all these activities and Western Civilization. The invention of the printing press was vital to Western Civilization…

invention of the printing press, only monasteries, education institutes, and the extremely rich had books. It was a painstaking process to create a book because one had to measure and outline the page and then copy the text from another book. The invention of the printing press in 1445 by Johannes Gutenberg allowed for more books to be reproduced at a much quicker rate and for them and their information to be spread to people all over the world (Head). The invention of the printing press by…

the time. His new method, called the printing press, featured movable type and served as the precursor to the mammoth presses used to print millions of newspapers, magazines, and books. His new methods made books more widely available throughout Europe, and they began to be published in the vernacular. This also contributed to the rapid spread of standardized, accurate information, which helped spread new ideas in both religious and secular matters. The printing press invented by Johann…

changed history forever with his invention the Printing Press. Gutenberg had gotten encouragement when he learned that the Chinese had introduced woodblock printing. Gutenberg thought of using metal letters instead so the printings would not wear out overtime. It was a success and by 1600 more than 200 million books had been printed with the Printing Press. The Printing Press did affect the Age of Exploration, but the most important consequence with the Printing Press is the affect it had on…

Over the past twenty years, 3d printing has made its presence known within mainstream media. The first appearance of 3d printing in modern cinematography was released in 1998. The movie was titled “Small Soldiers” and it featured a scene where a toy was made layer by layer due to a laser, much like how a SLA printer functions. SLA printers are one of many different types of 3d printing commonly available today. The other most notable variety of 3d printing is FDM. FDM printers and SLA Printers…