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Learn how the printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg, ushered in a new era literacy / [Mansur Abdullah, narrator] ; [Melinda Leonard, director].
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468.
- Gutenberg, Johann.
- Printing--History--Origin and antecedents.
- Printing.
- Offset printing of newspapers.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Documentary films.
- Short films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, IL : Encyclopedia Britannica, 2013.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Johannes Gutenberg developed the first printing press in the mid-1400s, making it possible to produce books and other texts quickly, accurately, and less expensively. Today, newspapers commonly use a method called offset printing.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed January 31, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1296405992
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