5.5.2 - Further Innovations
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What is a power-driven cylindrical press?
💡 Hint: Think about speed in printing.
How did public libraries impact literacy?
💡 Hint: Consider who benefits most from such libraries.
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What significant printing innovation did Richard M. Hoe develop?
💡 Hint: Think about the speed improvement in printing.
True or False: Public libraries mainly served wealthier populations before the 19th century.
💡 Hint: Where have libraries been mainly accessible?
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Evaluate the long-term effects of the print technology innovations in the 19th century on modern literacy and education.
💡 Hint: How do current technologies reflect those early innovations?
Discuss the implications of affordable reading materials on social equity and access to information before the advent of the internet.
💡 Hint: Think about how accessibility can shift societal structures.
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