SCIENCE PRINTING PRESS

the evolution of communication (from printing press to digital age)

title of the lesson

Ink and paper

it all began with

Johannes Gutenberg

invented the printing press around 1440

It replaced slow, manual copying with fast, mass printing.

led to mass literacy, spread of knowledge, and rise of new ideas.

the printing press

birth of mass communication

“The printing press didn’t just print — it connected society.”

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Printing press

Made books, newspapers, and pamphlets

accessible to ordinary people.

• Spread ideas quickly — including revolutionary

and religious thoughts.

• Threatened the power of elites who controlled information.

the age of machines and computation

Before machines, “computers” were humans who did math manually.

• During World War II, nations needed faster calculations.

• This led to the invention of machines like

Harvard Mark I and Alan Turing’s Bombe.

Computer

Before machines, ______ were humans who did math manually.

During World War II

nations needed faster calculations.

Harvard Mark I and Alan Turing’s Bombe.

this led to the invention of machines like

Alan Turing

The Father of Computer Science

Alan Turing

Created the concept of the Turing Machine, the first model of a programmable computer.

• His ideas became the blueprint of how computers ‘think’.

• Inspired the digital revolution.

The Rise of Personal Computers

From Bulky Machines to Home PCs

• 1970s: Computers became personal.

• Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak created the Apple I (1976).

• Made computers smaller, affordable, and user-friendly.

1970s

computers became personal

Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak

created the Apple I (1976)

The Internet & Social Media Boom

• From Wires to Wi-Fi: The Digital Explosion

Timeline Example:

• 1990s: Internet and emails

• 2000s: Facebook, YouTube, Friendster

• 2010s: Instagram, Snapchat, musically

• 2020s: AI tools, livestreams, digital influencers

1990s

Internet and emails

2000s

Facebook, YouTube, Friendster

2010s

Instagram, Snapchat, musically

2020s

AI tools, livestreams, digital influencers

the 21st century

The Age of Instant Communication

21st Century

From Printing to Posting

• Communication today is instant, visual, and global.

• We live in the Information Age — knowledge is power.

• Technology connects us, but also distracts or misleads.

Communication

Letters vs. Messaging Apps

Entertainment

Theater vs. Netflix or TikTok

Education

Books vs. Online Learning

Information

Newspapers vs. Social Media

“Technology connects us — but

it’s how we use it that defines us.”

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We are the generation with the

world in our hands — literally.

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