How the Printing Press Changed the World
How the Printing Press Changed the World

Author: Avery Elizabeth Hurt

Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

Published: 2018-12-15

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 1502641151

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Upon its invention in the mid-1400s, the printing press instantly became a revolutionary device. It introduced literacy to the masses and led Europe out of the Middle Ages. This book explores the press' exciting history, the social and political conditions in place at the time Johannes Gutenberg invented it, and the changes the invention wrought afterward. It traces the evolution of moveable type and information dissemination up to modern electronic communications technology, examining the positive and negative effects of these developments, both in the past and on democracy and humankind today. This book will give readers a new appreciation for the written word, whether it is printed on paper or displayed on a screen.

The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe
The Printing Revolution in Early Modern Europe

Author: Elizabeth L. Eisenstein

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 1107394635

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In 1979 Elizabeth Eisenstein provided the first full-scale treatment of the fifteenth-century printing revolution in the West in her monumental two-volume work, The Printing Press as an Agent of Change. This abridged edition, after summarising the initial changes introduced by the establishment of printing shops, goes on to discuss how printing challenged traditional institutions and affected three major cultural movements: the Renaissance, the Reformation and the rise of modern science. Also included is a later essay which aims to demonstrate that the cumulative processes created by printing are likely to persist despite the recent development of new communications technologies.

The Printing Press as an Agent of Change
The Printing Press as an Agent of Change

Author: Elizabeth L. Eisenstein

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1980-09-30

Total Pages: 814

ISBN-13: 9780521299558

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A full-scale historical treatment of the advent of printing and its importance as an agent of change, first published in 1980.

How the Printing Press Changed History
How the Printing Press Changed History

Author: Nel Yomtov

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2015-08-01

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1629697702

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How the Printing Press Changed History examines the invention and development of the printing press, how it works, and how its role in speeding the dissemination of information revolutionized society. Features include essential facts, a glossary, selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and maps, charts, and diagrams. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

The Printing Press
The Printing Press

Author: Samuel Willard Crompton

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1438123434

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When Johannes Gutenberg invented his printing press almost 700 years ago, he effectively changed the world.

The Printing Press
The Printing Press

Author: Joanne Mattern

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2002-08-01

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 9780823964888

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Presents information on the printing press, including its invention, history, how it works, and how it has affected people's lives.