10 Interesting Fact About The history and impact of the printing press

Transcript:

Languages:

• Although Johannes Gutenberg is often considered as the inventor of a modern printing machine, the printing machine has actually been used in China since the 11th century.
• In German, the printing machine is called Druckmatchine, which means pressure machine.
• Before the printing machine, the books are produced manually by the copies called scribes.
• Printing machines help speed up the production of books so that more people can have access to literature.
• The first mold printed by the Gutenberg printing machine is the Bible, known as the Gutenberg Bible.
• Before the printing machine, books were very expensive that only rich and nobles could buy them.
• The printing machine allows the dissemination of information that is faster and more efficient, allowing an information revolution in Europe.
• Printing machines affect the development of language and literature, because it makes writing more easily accessible and studied.
• In history, printing machines are also used to produce counterfeit money and political propaganda.
• The printing machine has become one of the most important discoveries in human history and played a big role in the development of human culture and civilization.