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It wasn’t the first time it happened or noticed, but it’s the first time we know of that someone wrote a paper about it. The Gutenberg press in the 14th centur
by nindalf 3y ago
It wasn’t the first time it happened or noticed, but it’s the first time we know of that someone wrote a paper about it.
The Gutenberg press in the 14th century could have saved a lot of time spent copying books by hand. It did, but also triggered a Cambrian explosion of book publishing.
- vxNsr 3y agoBut more books was the intended effect of the Gutenberg press, we were discussing unintended consequences.
- relativ575 3y agoWas it? Or did they only intend to save the time it needed to make more books?