Unprofessional Engineering

How it Works: The Printing Press - Episode 110


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One of the most important inventions of all time, the printing press has changed the world forever. From its humble beginnings in China, to the design of Johannes Gutenberg that we've all heard about, we wouldn't have the civil rights and freedoms we now have without it, or the wealth of books.
Moving a little further into the modern era, we now have presses that can run thousands of pages per hour to keep up with the demand of newspapers and magazines. Sure, most people read them online now, but for some reason we still print them.
Interesting in learning more about how it was designed, how it works and how it changed the world? Here you go!
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