Printing - Food for Thought
If you didn't want to read this article on your computer, you wouldn't have to. With a single click of your mouse, you could kick back outside and read it on a sheet of paper, all thanks to your printer. But it never used to be so easy. In fact, many of us tend to forget just how easy it really is - and how only a handful of years ago we didn't have such technology. Naturally, younger generations won't remember such times, and in fact it will sound strange to them when you say that printing was never so simple as it is today. Will they be able to imagine a world without the kind of printing we have today?
Our ability to print at will is the culmination of thousands of historical events, ultimately contributing to our advancement and current civilization. You probably may not know that printing holds such importance, or perhaps have forgotten. But in the 1600s to the 1800s, the concept of printing was restricted to what scribes could copy down and what people would hand write. There were mainly originals to be had, with very few exceptions, such as the Bible. But even then not everyone could have a copy. Books were a luxury only the rich or highly learned could afford. Kings and queens could read, but those beneath them had no such need, or rather, had nothing to read even if they knew how.
How many printed items do you have around you right now? How much blank space would appear if we couldn't print? Would you have empty bookshelves? Nothing on your desk? There are a lot of things in the world today that would go missing should printing cease. We use our printed materials in a variety of ways - many more than what used to be around. The ability to print has changed everything, from providing us with coupons to use on purchases to going to libraries to borrow books. Think on that for a moment - we can print so easily that it's all right for people to go into a building and take a book for absolutely free (provided it is brought back, of course). Doing that centuries ago would be absolutely unheard of - or at least be called stealing!
In addition, a lot of the technology we have today is available because of our ability to print. When books and materials were printed and made more available, people had more of a chance to be educated. There was more of a reason to learn to read, and the ability to read provides all sorts of opportunities to learn and make a change in life. Printing and changing attitudes created a domino effect that continued throughout the years.
Information can move faster when given the power of printing. Newspapers could be made en masse. Telegrams could be sent and typed out. Printing became instrumental to teaching, news, and entertainment. The number of books continued to grow as the power of printing grew stronger. Eventually, individuals discovered that this could be a valuable skill. Enter the typewriter.
Printing hasn't stopped with black ink either. Printers have more functions and abilities than ever before. What started as a sheet of moveable letters for printing has become an electric machine that can print out sheets of paper in seconds. They can print in all the colors of the rainbow. They can act as fax machines, sending information to another machine for quick printing. They can print photos. They can copy. They can scan. Show our printers to someone from only ten years ago and they would be amazed at how far we've come. And we're not stopping there either. Engineers and others are continuously looking for ways to make printers faster, crisper, and eco-friendly. All our achievements of the past are cumulating today and into the future for some truly amazing results. Who knows? Eventually we'll have color printers that shoot out dozens of pages in mere seconds with dry, earth-friendly ink on earth-friendly paper...if it's actual paper at all.
Indeed, it's a far cry from how long it would take to get that same amount of text during the time of kings and queens. And printing today isn't just about documents. We no longer have to visit photo developers in order to get our pictures from special occasions. We can print off our images with the snap of our fingers - and the quality is even better than ever. We have the ability to obtain colorful pictures, directions to a location across the country, receipts for paying bills online, tax documents, birthday cards, business cards, and so much more with little to no effort.
And we aren't stopping there. Printing is still being modified to be even better, with a turn towards being eco-friendly. We've accomplished some amazing things when it comes to printing - and we're not stopping there!
Our ability to print at will is the culmination of thousands of historical events, ultimately contributing to our advancement and current civilization. You probably may not know that printing holds such importance, or perhaps have forgotten. But in the 1600s to the 1800s, the concept of printing was restricted to what scribes could copy down and what people would hand write. There were mainly originals to be had, with very few exceptions, such as the Bible. But even then not everyone could have a copy. Books were a luxury only the rich or highly learned could afford. Kings and queens could read, but those beneath them had no such need, or rather, had nothing to read even if they knew how.
How many printed items do you have around you right now? How much blank space would appear if we couldn't print? Would you have empty bookshelves? Nothing on your desk? There are a lot of things in the world today that would go missing should printing cease. We use our printed materials in a variety of ways - many more than what used to be around. The ability to print has changed everything, from providing us with coupons to use on purchases to going to libraries to borrow books. Think on that for a moment - we can print so easily that it's all right for people to go into a building and take a book for absolutely free (provided it is brought back, of course). Doing that centuries ago would be absolutely unheard of - or at least be called stealing!
In addition, a lot of the technology we have today is available because of our ability to print. When books and materials were printed and made more available, people had more of a chance to be educated. There was more of a reason to learn to read, and the ability to read provides all sorts of opportunities to learn and make a change in life. Printing and changing attitudes created a domino effect that continued throughout the years.
Information can move faster when given the power of printing. Newspapers could be made en masse. Telegrams could be sent and typed out. Printing became instrumental to teaching, news, and entertainment. The number of books continued to grow as the power of printing grew stronger. Eventually, individuals discovered that this could be a valuable skill. Enter the typewriter.
Printing hasn't stopped with black ink either. Printers have more functions and abilities than ever before. What started as a sheet of moveable letters for printing has become an electric machine that can print out sheets of paper in seconds. They can print in all the colors of the rainbow. They can act as fax machines, sending information to another machine for quick printing. They can print photos. They can copy. They can scan. Show our printers to someone from only ten years ago and they would be amazed at how far we've come. And we're not stopping there either. Engineers and others are continuously looking for ways to make printers faster, crisper, and eco-friendly. All our achievements of the past are cumulating today and into the future for some truly amazing results. Who knows? Eventually we'll have color printers that shoot out dozens of pages in mere seconds with dry, earth-friendly ink on earth-friendly paper...if it's actual paper at all.
Indeed, it's a far cry from how long it would take to get that same amount of text during the time of kings and queens. And printing today isn't just about documents. We no longer have to visit photo developers in order to get our pictures from special occasions. We can print off our images with the snap of our fingers - and the quality is even better than ever. We have the ability to obtain colorful pictures, directions to a location across the country, receipts for paying bills online, tax documents, birthday cards, business cards, and so much more with little to no effort.
And we aren't stopping there. Printing is still being modified to be even better, with a turn towards being eco-friendly. We've accomplished some amazing things when it comes to printing - and we're not stopping there!
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