50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
50 Things That Made the Modern Economy
Gutenberg press
March 7, 2020
10 minutes
Available for over a year
Johannes Gutenberg's printing press changed the course of human history. It created a new way of doing business, drastically reduced the cost and speed of making books, and enabled texts, ideas and arguments to spread further and faster than ever before. So why did he struggle to make money from it?