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A to Z: How Writing Changed the World

The creation of printing, the first information technology, drove empires and revolutions.

09/30/2020 | Expired 10/06/2022 | Rating TV-PG

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A to Z: How Writing Changed the World

Season 47 Episode 14 | 53m 32sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

The creation of printing, the first information technology, drove empires and revolutions.

Just as handwritten records changed how societies work, the printing press transformed the spread of information, igniting the Industrial Revolution. How did technologies–from pen to paper to printing press—make it all possible?

09/30/2020 | Expired 10/06/2022 | Rating TV-PG

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A to Z: How Writing Changed the World

Season 47 Episode 14 | 53m 32sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions

Just as handwritten records changed how societies work, the printing press transformed the spread of information, igniting the Industrial Revolution. How did technologies–from pen to paper to printing press—make it all possible?

09/30/2020 | Expired 10/06/2022 | Rating TV-PG

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