The machine that made us – The Gutenberg printing press
Posted August 13th, 2009.
If you haven’t already seen this BBC documentary by Stephen Fry you’re missing out, it’s fascinating.
Quoted from the BBC – “The printing press was the world’s first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world as dramatically as splitting the atom or sending men into space, sparking a cultural revolution that shaped the modern age. It is the machine that made us who we are today.
Stephen’s investigation combines historical detective work and a hands-on challenge. He travels to France and Germany on the trail of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the printing press and early media entrepreneur. Along the way he discovers the lengths Gutenberg went to keep his project secret, explores the role of avaricious investors and unscrupulous competitors, and discovers why printing mattered so much in medieval Europe.”
Whether your a designer or not, setting aside an hour to watch this will be time well spent.
What did you think?
Fascinating, no?
