A Matter of Fact: Printing Transforms Knowledge

The Day the Universe Changed Season 1 Episode 4

Overview:
Observes that the invention of printing and the advent of cheap paper forever transformed the nature of knowledge from the local and traditional to the systematic and testable. Nationalism, public relations, and propaganda are among the results.

Genre : Documentary

Actors : James Burke

Release Date : 1985-04-09

Duration : 45 menit

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