Essays on Printing press

In the early 1450’s rapid cultural change in Europe fueled a growing need for the rapid and cheap production of written documents. Johannes Gutenberg, a goldsmith and businessman from the mining town of Mainz in southern Germany, borrowed money to develop a technology that could address this serious economic bottleneck. Gutenberg foresaw enormous profit-making potential…

“Technology is an independent factor impacting on society from outside society” Discuss with reference to both the Technological Determinist and the Social Shaping of Technology perspectives. The power technology obtains is incredible. In recent years it’s advanced greatly and I believe its limits is only our imagination. It is evolving at a quicker rate than…

Consequences of the Gutenberg Revolution in Europe             The early modern period started in Europe from the print revolution in 1450 to the French and Industrial Revolution in 1789. The invention in Europe was popularized by Johann Gutenberg during the year 1450 when he developed a printing press. The invention of movable-type printing press by…

Lynda Shaffer, a famous world historian, has brought up a strong argument in her article entitled “Southernization”. Shaffer points out that the major reason for the advancement of Western Europe as a global, economic, and military power after the 1450’s was not due to their own strength. Shaffer states that this superiority in these areas…