Information technology and economic change: The impact of the printing press

“Printing, lately invented in Mainz, is the art of arts, the science of sciences. Thanks

The Information Age and the Printing Press

Looking Backward to See Ahead Introduction[1] We are in the midst of the “Information Age.”

Who Invented the Printing Press?

Johannes Gutenberg is usually cited as the inventor of the printing press. Indeed, the German

7 Ways the Printing Press Changed the World In the 15th century, an innovation enabled people to share knowledge more quickly and widely. Civilization never looked back.

Knowledge is power, as the saying goes, and the invention of the mechanical movable type printing press