Blog Post #6: EOTO Technology

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    The printing press is an intriguing technology that I learned more about during the EOTO presentations. The printing press is a device that allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter, such as books, newspapers, and pamphlets. The inventor of the printing press is unknown as well as the time of its creation. However, the oldest printed text originates in China in the first millennium A.D. The early printing press included block printing, which consisted of hand-carved blocks. In 1440, inventor Johannes Gutenberg was in Germany as a political exile and experimented with the printing press. By 1450, Johannes Gutenberg traveled back to Mainz, Germany and established the first printing press in Europe. The establishment of the printing press in Europe enabled knowledge and skills valuable in commerce.

    Additionally, print media became a crucial role in developing numeracy, the emergence of business education, and bookkeeping and accounting. As a result, the printing press significantly impacted city growth in early modern Europe. Along with the city's growth, there was a demand for books and the urban middle classes were the primary purchasers. The demographic of the urban middle class were lawyers, merchants, government officials, doctors, and teachers. Therefore the distribution of printed media became more expansive and quicker with the spread of information. However, people blamed the printing press for replacing workers' jobs in the 18th century and the industrial revolution. Nevertheless, I believe that without the invention of the printing press, society would not have been able to progress forward or, if it had been, not as quickly. 


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