The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
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The Gutenberg Parenthesis: The Age of Print and Its Lessons for the Age of the Internet
Kay argues that the last time there was a qualitative change in the thinking of human society was during the Printing Revolution. The great works of science, philosophy, and literature were made possible by printing, which allows everyone to think and learn using paper as a medium. Now we have a new medium, the computer, which will lead to another ... See more
Alan Chan • My Vision: A Forgotten History
The printing press acted as a catalyst to accelerate the process of obtaining knowledge. There was now a repeatable process for copying knowledge: books. These books were cheaper and faster to make than the old manuscripts, and thus were more widely available.