Communication Technology

The History 

The communication technology of today is different from those of the past.

They have been modified to utilize more advanced technologies that are quicker, easier to use, and more effective.

The printing press is one of those inventions. Johannes Gutenberg invented printing in the 15th century. 

It was a quick, easy, affordable method of timely information transmission. 

It was made unnecessary to repeatedly repeat the same handwritten message in order to spread knowledge by the invention of the printing press.

There is no doubt that this technology has improved the state of the globe. 

The Impact 

It has aided in the quicker production of books, magazines, banners, and the Bible. 

However, much like most other inventions, the printing press has a downside. 

Information spreads more quickly thanks to the printing press, and once it's published in a newspaper, it's difficult to retract. 

It is by far a more effective method of distributing information and has sped up information delivery throughout the world.

Extra Information

Chinese monks used the block printing technique to print ink on paper before the printing press was created, which is one of the printing press's interesting historical details.

Before the printing press was invented people would use either wooden or metal blocks with ink on them to print their work.

The introduction of printing changed the way that Buddhism was practiced in the area.

The Chinese woodblock printing system was known as xylography.

One thing that I have learned was even though Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press he basically adopted the idea of printing from China.

In my perspective, the printing press has advanced significantly and is a useful tool. 

We now refer to it as a printer; we can print our documents in color; and some printers have a bluetooth system built into them, allowing us to link our laptops with them and transfer documents directly to the printer, which saves us from having to get out of bed to print documents.

Also some printers nowadays have a copier attached with them to where we can copy and print our work all on one device.

Sources: https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/the-invention-and-history-of-the-printing-press