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Printing Press and Its History
In 1400, an important development was made that exceptionally contributed in education and led to new occupations in ancient times; printing press. The history of the printing press could be traced when a German inventor Johannes Gutenberg was successful in inventing the first machine that could facilitate publishers and writers in printing books in large quantities.
Bible The ‘First’ Published Book:
Initially, it used to take nearly 20years for a man to reproduce a Bible. Hence, the first book Gutenberg pushed through the machine was Bible for mast production; these were the initiative steps that led to increase in religious publications and spread of knowledge of different religions.
Drift Brought Through Invention Of Printing Press:
Slowly, with the passage of time by 1500, printing presses dominated the European society as the number reached to hundreds. A more advanced invention of 21st century led to printing of millions of copies in a day through rotary machines.The invention of the printing press opened doors for knowledge to all causing the prices of books to fall so it could be easily affordable to people.
Doors for Knowledge:
Printing press made the most important contribution to the society as the knowledge of different cultures, religion and ancient times were shared between people and later forwarded to future generations. The thirst for knowledge led to development of schools and colleges and allowed intellectuals to create journals and facilitating others for better inventions. In recent times, the process has been further refined through availability of thousands of publications available to us on the internet.
Value Of Books:
The publication press brought way to literacy in the society. The aptitude of people created awareness among them causing the prices of books to fall that were mainly regarded as the treasure for riches.
