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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Johannes Gutenberg's printing press changed the course of human history. It created a new way of doing business, drastically reduced the cost and speed of making books, and enabled texts, ideas and arguments to spread further and faster than ever before. So why did he struggle to make money from it?
Released:
Mar 2, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Tim Harford tells the fascinating stories of inventions, ideas and innovations which have helped create the economic world.