Printing Press

It's quite funny how history has shaped so many things. My journalism teacher, Mr. Miller, taught us that the printing press is the most significant technology in history. If you think about it, it's very true. 

Many people, including myself before the lecture, believe that Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, but actually he just improved it. The real creators behind this magical invention are the  fellow citizens of Mesopotamia. They created stamp seals which later influenced the Romans to invent the screw press. From there on inventions like those kept improving, etc. Johannes Gutenberg made the printing press moveable. The innovated printing press made prints letter based. It also made it cheaper and faster to print things.

The printing press has had a lot of impacts on the world. Without a printing press, there wouldn't be books so how would people learn to read. Literacy, one of the most important technologies, wouldn't exist. There would also be a corrupt government if the printing press didn't exist because there would be no history; public records to prove things. The government could just take advantage of people.

There would be less colonization because how would people and explorers explore without maps. This could also lead to a poor and corrupt government and less cultures spreading.

Finally, there would be no journalism. Without journalism, people would be unaware of what's going on . This could be good and bad. Good, because it could cause less wars and revolutions because a lot of those long, tough battles were sparked through the spread of news. Bad, because I believe people need to know the news. It helps connects cultures and bond people together. The news brings awareness to many things and gives people a voice. It helps solve problems. It gives people the right to speak their minds, have freedom of speech and press.