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[[Image:Perkins D cylinder Printing Press.jpg|thumb|This press printed the original Penny Black and Two Pence Blue postage stamps first issued in May 1840. The inventor of the machine, Joseph Perkins, was an American living in London. [http://www.victorianweb.org/technology/print/1.html]]]
The '''Printing Press''' was invented in Europe by [[Johannes Gutenberg]] in 1455, helping create a rapid flow of information that greatly influenced the [[Renaissance]]. The [[Bible]] was the first book ever printed, and many other religious works followed. This took the study of [[theology]] out of the hands of the elite who could afford hand-copied books, and into those of the masses. The result was much religious upheaval, eventually leading to the splitting of the [[Catholic]] church into many fragments, including [[Lutheranism]]. However, it also democratized worldly knowledge, which led directly to the rise of [[democracy]] as a form of government.
The '''Printing Press''' was invented in Europe by [[Johannes Gutenberg]] in 1455, helping create a rapid flow of information that greatly influenced the [[Renaissance]]. The [[Bible]] was the first book ever printed, and many other religious works followed. This took the study of [[theology]] out of the hands of the elite who could afford hand-copied books, and into those of the masses. The result was much religious upheaval, eventually leading to the splitting of the [[Catholic]] church into many fragments, including [[Lutheranism]]. However, it also democratized worldly knowledge, which led directly to the rise of [[democracy]] as a form of government.