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The Machine That Made Us is a documentary in which Stephen Fry examines the story behind the first media entrepreneur, printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg, to find out why he did it and how, a story that involves both historical inquiry and hands-on craft and technology. Fry travels across Europe to find out how Gutenberg kept his development work secret, about the role of avaricious investors and unscrupulous competitors and why Gutenberg's approach started a cultural revolution. He then sets about building a copy of Gutenberg's press. 
Johann Gutenberg: Creator Of The First Printing Press
(Full Stephen Fry Documentary)
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Perspective | 493K subscribers | 79,367 views | June 7, 2021
Johann Gutenberg: Creator Of The First Printing Press (Full Stephen Fry Documentary) | 59:27 | Perspective | 493K subscribers | 79,367 views | June 7, 2021

41 posted on 10/04/2025 12:37:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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Why didn’t Johann Gutenberg just buy himself an inkjet printer? He could have ordered one online...


54 posted on 10/05/2025 1:03:49 AM PDT by minnesota_bound (Making money now. Still want much more.)
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