Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press

Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press

Documentary 2008

Stephen Fry examines the story behind the printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg, to find out why he did it and how. Fry travels across Europe to find out how Gutenberg kept his development work secret, about the role of investors and competitors and why Gutenberg's approach started a cultural revolution.

Documentary 2008

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Starring Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press

The printing press was the world's first piece of mass-production technology. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world as dramatically as splitting the atom or sending men into space, igniting a cultural revolution which shaped the modern age. To learn the processes and challenges, Stephen commissions a modern day craftsman to build a working replica of the original machine and investigates its inventor, Johann Gutenberg.

56 min · 18 May 2011 G

Stephen Fry

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Stephen Fry & the Gutenberg Press

DOCUMENTARY

Stephen Fry examines the story behind the printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg, to find out why he did it and how. Fry travels across Europe to find out how Gutenberg kept his development work secret, about the role of investors and competitors and why Gutenberg's approach started a cultural revolution.

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Released: 2008
Rated: G

Languages

Original Audio: English (United Kingdom)
Audio: English (United Kingdom) (AAC)