Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scientific revolution

Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie... by nabla9 on Sunday April 07, 2019 @04:27AM (#19595563)

You can see the economic and political differences increasing in when you map the locations of the prints and look what happens within next 100 years when the number of printed books and pamphlets increases.

Scotland had eight printers by 1700, Russia had two and there were heavy controls for what could be printed. Within 100 years Scotland became a center for engineering, and many famous self taught inventors came from Scotland.

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Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie... by phreeza on Sunday April 07, 2019 @07:42AM (#19596189)

Scotland probably also had a lot more bagpipes. A fact like this is not enough to draw conclusions from.

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Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie... by paganel on Sunday April 07, 2019 @08:15AM (#19596336)

You generally need a printing press to become a good engineer, because unless you’re the new Leonardo you kind of need to read what other engineers and knowledgeable people have done before you trying out new stuff. A bag-pipe has almost nothing to do with becoming an engineer.

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Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie... by nabla9 on Sunday April 07, 2019 @12:35PM (#19597917)

Unlike bagpipes there is plausible causal link between printers and engineers. Especially those with low class background.

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