as grinding grain? Well‚ now you will know what it was like. Medieval innovations are fascinating for three reasons. We know about how they did everyday things‚ what science was like‚ and how they affect our scientific progress. Windmills are one type of invention. Windmills were brought to Europe in the 12th century by the crusaders. The sails (the things that turned in the wind) were mounted on a horizontal axis. Since it was mounted on a horizontal axis‚ it used the wind better than a vertical
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Assignment 2: Project Paper Shirley Spann Dr Jane El-Yacoubi HUM 111 November 21‚ 2011 Ancient China: Vital Contributions China’s 10 Most Useful Inventions or Contributions China’s long history has been filled with useful inventions and discoveries‚ which have essentially improved the quality of life in China and throughout the world. Certainly‚ one would list gunpowder and fireworks as two of the greatest inventions from China. The invention of gunpowder in weapons
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printing that is known of appeared in China in something called block printing. Block printing was the transfer of ink to paper from carvings of characters in small wooden blocks and was used on playing cards and paper money (Kreis‚ Steven). The first movable type was also created in China in the eleventh century by Bi Sheng using baked clay ("Technological Advances during the Song"). These forms of printing had eventually reached Europe by the thirteenth century‚ along with gunpowder and the compass‚ and
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with the invention of the printing press‚ who made it possible for all Greek philosophical works to be readily available for almost anyone who could afford them. “Gutenberg combined two Asian inventions‚ the screw press and paper to develop his movable type printing press (Text‚ p. 107).” On the religious side‚ bibles‚ religious texts and indulgences were in high
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is today. None however have contributed as much to the world as the printing press has. The printing press was invented in the year 1440 by Johann Gutenberg of Mainz‚ Germany. The printing press consisted of a large press which held plates where movable type could be inserted to spell out entire books page by page. The press was either operated by a large screw or lever which pressed the inked letters onto the sheet of paper. Once done the letters had to be rearranged to make the next page and then
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images cut on blocks of wood being dipped in ink and subsequently stamped onto paper. Gutenberg possessed experience on the operation of printing from previous employment at a mint. Gutenberg endeavored to innovate the process‚ and invented the “movable type machine." Johann’s invention amalgamated several technologies; it incorporated the Chinese technique of block printing with the press used to produce wine and oil. Metal was utilized as an alternative to wood. These could be reused & moved to form
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Print and Electronic Media in Pakistan By Commoner on February 8‚ 2009 in Current Affairs “NO one should take journalists too seriously‚ especially journalists themselves because what they write in the morning is used to wrap fish in the same evening. Maulana Chiragh Hasan Hasrat .” But you should take bloggers seriously‚ because after all what they blog remains there online all the way through and cannot be used by the people to wrap fish or potatoes or sundries. In Pakistan‚ journalism
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Assignment 2: Ancient Chinese Contributions Humanities February 5‚ 2007 Ancient Chinese Contributions As a young child growing up in Chicago Illinois‚ I remember my family excitedly preparing for the fourth of July fireworks show that took place annually at the Navy Pier. I remember staring up into the Chicago sky at night in anticipation of the first round of fireworks. The crowed all around me excited and ready for the show. From the beginning of the show with the first explosion
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live their lives in the world‚ and makes it easier to live. Both the printing press and gunpowder were huge steps in the world of technology. In Europe during the medieval times‚ everything had to be written by hand without a choice of being able to type. At this time of struggle‚ Johannes Gutenberg was the person who developed the Printing Press in Europe‚ which had a huge impact on society and the way people could do things differently. There was a ton of interest in it because people found it to
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has revolutionized the Media and the way we get our information. Not only do we hear about elections through the media‚ we learn of updated news pertaining to our everyday lives. There are two types of Media that presents different stimuli‚ which vary substantially from nature to content. The two types are the Printing press and the Electronic press. Both play major roles in educating and informing our nation. The Print media is best known for it’s "excel in conveying factual details (graber189)
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