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Gutenberg: In the Beginning Was the Printer
Neil MacGregor examines the life and legacy of Johannes Gutenberg, who invented moveable type and pioneered the printing press. For many, it is the moment at which the modern world began, as the book as we know it was bo...
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Gutenberg: In the Beginning Was the Printer is an episode from Germany: Memories of a Nation by BBC. Neil MacGregor examines the life and legacy of Johannes Gutenberg, who invented moveable type and pioneered the printing press. For many, i...
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Published Oct 20, 2014, 13:59 long, audio available.
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Neil MacGregor examines the life and legacy of Johannes Gutenberg, who invented moveable type and pioneered the printing press. For many, it is the moment at which the modern world began, as the book as we know it was born. It is without doubt the point at which access to knowledge stopped being the privilege of the few. Producer Paul Kobrak.
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Published Oct 20, 2014 and 13:59 long