Bay County, Fla. (WMBB) – The invention of the printing press was the beginning of mass communications, you might say it was ...

The sudden emergence of witch trials in early modern Europe may have been fueled by one of humanity’s most significant intellectual milestones: the invention of the printing press in 1440.

The printing press is “a device that allows for the mass production of uniform printed matter”, explained History.com. Before its invention, all manuscripts had to be written out by hand ...

Looking back, it is also seen as heralding in a new era for humankind. Our question: What is the name of the person who invented the printing press and lived 550 years ago in Mainz?

That text was spread throughout the Western world thanks to the newly invented printing press.

He invented a cast-iron press with compound levers which could withstand the pressures of repeated prints. His first design, with straight sides, still cracked during a run, but his second design ...