Printing Press

Before this lecture, I have never really actually thought about the most important invention in the world. If you would have asked me what I thought it was before this lecture, along with most young people, I most likely have said the internet or something in that genre, but I have been proven wrong. Without Gutenburg's printing press, we obviously would not have the modern day printing press and most mass communication. Before the printing press, most people who were literate were either super rich and could afford to hire someone to teach them how to read and write, or they were affiliated with the church so they could read from the bible. A lot of people were lied to and told they had to pay a great sum of money to get a ticket to heaven because the literate people told them the bible said it, but it didn't. After the printing press, more people were literate, anything that could be put into words spread more quickly, accurate maps were produced, history was accurately recorded, and the world became a more cultural place. Without the printing press we would most likely not have as much technology as we do today and you would probably not be reading this blog right now if it wasn't for Gutenburg.