14 April 2008 History, Factual 59 mins
The printing press was the world's first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world as dramatically as splitting the atom or sending men into space, sparking a cultural revolution which shaped the modern age.
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22 August 2008
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26 August 2008
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28 October 2008
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