The Printed Book—Gutenberg to Galileo

Printing of texts and movable type were old technologies when Gutenberg introduced the latter to Europe. Unlike China and the Middle East, the West embraced metallic movable type and became "print drunk." The response triggered the creation of a vast sociotechnic system to supply, produce, and distribute texts. Institutions were created to protect and reward producers and increase literacy, promoting further increases in text production and distribution.

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  • Originally Aired January 1, 2008
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Created December 17, 2018 by
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  • Modified December 17, 2018 by
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