Johannes Gutenberg: Pioneer of the Informatio...

Betsy Ross is a famous figure from American history known for making the first American flag. She was born in 1752 in Philadelphia and learned how to sew from a young age. During the American Revolution, she was asked by George Washington and other leaders to create a flag for th ...  Show more

Sacagawea was a brave and smart Native American woman who helped explorers Lewis and Clark on their journey. She was born in the Shoshone tribe and knew a lot about nature and survival. Sacagawea joined the expedition with her baby boy, guiding the team through unknown lands. She ...  Show more

Before Johannes Gutenberg’s revolutionary invention, knowledge was a privilege accessible only to the wealthy, the powerful, or the devout. In this world, ideas travelled slowly, and were constrained by the limits of human hand. So when, in the mid-15th century, Gutenberg invente ...  Show more

Johannes Gutenberg's printing press changed the course of human history. It created a new way of doing business, drastically reduced the cost and speed of making books, and enabled texts, ideas and arguments to spread further and faster than ever before. So why did he struggle to ...  Show more

The Gutenberg printing press is widely considered to be one of humanity’s defining inventions. Actually, you can quibble with Gutenberg’s place in history. He wasn’t the first to invent a movable type press – it was originally developed in China. Still the Gutenberg press changed ...  Show more

Roger Basick and Katy Blake talk about how the printing press was invented and how it changed the world. https://spotlightenglish.com/?p=3576Download our app for Android at http://bit.ly/spotlight-androidDownload our app for iOS at http://bit.ly/spotlight-appleFacebook: https://ww ...  Show more