Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie...
by chmod775 on Sunday April 07, 2019 @09:58AM
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Radical idea: Could it be that both cheap paper and Gutenberg's invention contributed directly?
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Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie...
by Merrill on Sunday April 07, 2019 @09:12PM
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Could be, but it appears that the price of paper started its decline long before movable type was invented.
Using the internet analogy, movable type printing would be more like the LCD flat screen, which contributes mightily to the internet (especially mobile) but well after the Moore's Laws of integrated circuits, magnetic storage, and optical communications technologies have provided the basic infrastructure.
Re:Gutenberg’s moving type propelled Europe towards the scie...
by nonbel on Sunday April 07, 2019 @10:53AM
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It wasn't either of those things. It was only possible due to the development of novel ink: https://www.bl.uk/treasures/gutenberg/ink.html