Project Gutenberg

There is a common saying that the pen is mightier than the sword, the idea implies that communication can always do more than even the biggest army every could. However, there is one limiting factor to the pen’s might, it is slow. It can write one letter at a time, regardless of whether the author is writing down new ideas or copying old ones, it can only produce text one letter at a time. Now this is not a major issue if only one copy of the text is needed, but suppose one hundred are needed,…

Throughout history there have been many changes, discoveries and invention around the world. One of the more important inventions that changed the world completely was Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press. It’s many great consequences reshaped the world. The printing press was an amazing invention that became so extraordinary that it was used to print almost anything such as religious books, advertisements, and even literary works Working the Printing Press was hard. As it shows us in Document 1…

This was a time when artists, painters, sculptors, and architects thrived.3 People also began to ask questions and challenge different aspects of Italy such as, the Catholic church. Questioning in Italy is how the printing press began, Johannes Gutenberg created a machine that could print books. This specific invention impacted history. The printing press impacted history because it made the price of books decrease, spread religious ideas, and made the idea of…

Tim Norton Humanities II Professor Thomas Hesse November 19, 2015 The Everlasting Impact of the Renaissance The Renaissance was a period of recovery after the Late Middle Ages. There was a lot of competition between militaries, cultures, and governments during this time which led to innovation. During this time there was also an emphasis on writing and artwork. Inventions, literary works, and pieces of art came to define this time period in many ways. Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press,…

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…

The fifteenth-century marked the beginning of a revolutionary technology that once more evolved the way in which humans communicate. Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in the 1450’s would lead to a more knowledgeable and informed society. In the aftermath of the printing press’s discovery, its influence would affect many areas of human existence. A religious reformation would inform its followers, geographical exploration would open new horizons, and the spread of literature…

Innovators History Essay The late 1800s to early 1900s was a time of many innovations that changed our lives. Did you know that a lot of these inventions created over a hundred years ago we still use today in our modern world? These innovations made our world smaller and brought us all a little bit closer together. The typewriter was an innovation that changed the world of writing. The typewriter was first patented on June 23, 1868, by Christopher Latham Sholes. This new and fancy, yet large…

Believed to have been published in Amsterdam in 1642, is the work of Flemish cartographer and engraver Hendrik Hondius. Hondius was apprenticed to Godfried van Ghelder in Brussels, studied drawing with the engraver Jan Wierix of Antwerp, and he also studied engraving along the way, to which he dedicated himself as a practice. In 1599, he became the first publisher to be granted a national privilege by the States General of the Netherlands, allowing protection against the circulation of…

History is greatly defined by the applications of inventions to help groups of people. Arguably the most influential invention of the 1400s, let alone 1450, was the printing press created by Johannes Gutenberg that allowed a simpler, more cost effective way of printing (Spielvogel 350). The events and inventions of 1450 served as a catalyst for a gradual turning point in European history that greatly influenced Europe and the world for years to come. The invention of printing led to easy access…

had both positives and negatives effects on a society or on humanity. Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press, which was very successful. That being said, the magnetic compass had great success also when improved during the renaissances. Both these great inventions had great impacts on the societies. Johann Gutenberg’s sensational invention had an immense impact on societies throughout the Holy Roman Empire. Gutenberg made a movable machine that made a mass production of books called the…