• The Printing Press

  • General Knowledge
  • By: iMinds
  • Narrated by: Todd MacDonald
  • Length: 5 mins
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Release date: 03-08-10
  • Language: English
  • Publisher: iMinds
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (2 ratings)

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The text you are now reading was easily copied and dispersed by a complex machine intended for just that purpose. If it’s tough to imagine a world in which such machines did not exist, now would be a good time to remind yourself of that most significant of revolutionary technologies: the printing press. In this audiobook, iMinds gives the listener a quick but fascinating history of moveable type, from its origins in 11th-century Asia to its improvement in 15th-century Germany, and its continued evolution ever since. Through the kindly Australian voice of Todd MacDonald, listeners will refresh their memory and their appreciation of a technology that is too easily taken for granted.

Publisher's Summary

Learn about the history of the Printing Press with iMindsJNR audio learning series for younger minds. Alongside the invention of the wheel, electric light and the internet, the invention of the printing press was one of history’s great, transformative moments. What, exactly, is a printing press? Printing itself is simply the reproduction of type or images. A printing press is a piece of equipment which enables printing to occur.

Why was the printing press so important?

Perfect to engage, entertain and broaden young thinkers.. iMindsJNR brings knowledge to your MP3 with 5 minute information segments for growing minds.

Make your MP3 smarter with iMindsJNR MindTracks, intersperse with music and enjoy learning a little about a lot.. knowledge to help shape young minds.

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"I'm learning all sorts of stuff about stuff I didn't even know I didn't know. And it sticks. In a nutshell: wonderful." (Jonathon Margolis, Financial Times)

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  • Peter Breen
  • 08-18-18

what?

five minutes? really? a credit for five minutes of "the printing press is the printing press. before the printing press we couldn't print much. maybe one day we won't print anything." REALLY?????