HistoryfromBig Think2 weeks agoGutenberg to Zuckerberg: How to handle disruption without hitting an icebergThe printing press accelerated knowledge and propaganda, empowering reformers and entrepreneurs while undermining entrenched institutions like the Catholic Church.
Digital lifefromHackernoon8 months agoWhy Your Tesseract OCR Results Suck (and How to Fix Them Fast) | HackerNoonThe study examines the conversion of historical Iraqi documents into digital formats, highlighting significant challenges faced during the process.
HistoryfromHackernoon8 months agoDid You Know the First Kurdish Press Was Carried by Mule? | HackerNoonKurdish printing began in the late 1860s, primarily outside Kurdistan due to government restrictions.
PhilosophyfromThe Conversation2 months agoFrom printing presses to Facebook feeds: What yesterday's witch hunts have in common with today's misinformation crisisWitch hunts from 1400 to 1780 in Europe involved around 100,000 prosecutions, primarily of women, and resulted in approximately 50,000 executions.
HistoryfromMedievalists.net3 months agoJohannes Gutenberg with Eric White - Medievalists.netGutenberg's printing press was a transformative invention that reshaped medieval Europe and had global implications.