Web search results for history of the printing press

  • Fascinating facts about the invention of the Printing Press by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440.
    http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/printpress.htm
  • A printing press is a mechanical device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a medium (such as paper or cloth), thereby transferring an image.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printing_Press
  • The history of printing began as an attempt to make easier and reduce the cost of reproducing multiple copies of documents, fabrics, wall papers and so on.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_printing
  • The history of the printing press - type - typecasting machines - sterotyping - linotype and more.
    http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventions/a/printing.htm
  • The immediate effect of the printing press was to multiply the output and cut the costs of books. It thus made information available to a much larger segment of the population who ...
    http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/press.html