The Machine That Made Us

The Machine That Made Us

59 mins | Documentary | April 14, 2008

The printing press was the world's first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world as dramatically as splitting the atom or sending men into space, sparking a cultural revolution which shaped the modern age.

The Machine That Made Us

59 mins | Documentary | April 14, 2008

The Machine That Made Us
The printing press was the world's first mass-production machine. Its invention in the 1450s changed the world as dramatically as splitting the atom or sending men into space, sparking a cultural revolution which shaped the modern age.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers BBC, Wavelength Films
Original title The Machine That Made Us
Directors Patrick McGrady
Writers

Cast

Stephen Fry

as Himself - Presenter

Barbara Rupp

as Herself