The Machine That Made Us (2008)

  • NR
  • 04/14/2008 (GB)
  • Documentary, History
  • 59m

Overview

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.

Patrick McGrady

Director

Cast

Stephen Fry's headshot

Stephen Fry

Himself - Presenter
Barbara Rupp's headshot

Barbara Rupp

Herself

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