In the mid-15th Century, the German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. This was a new technology, and it marked the beginning of a new era: a single machine could produce almost 100 times faster any page that had been previously printed or copied by a solely dedicated person.

The printing press unlocked knowledge from being exclusively in the hands of a wealthy elite and the Church to be more widely available and affordable.

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