Question

1. base on this document, identify robert friedmans point of view on the effects of gutenbergs invention. 10 points... gutenbergs methods spread with stunning rapidity. by 1500 an estimated half million printed books were in circulation: religious works, greek and roman classics, scientific texts, columbuss report from the new world. an acceleration of the renaissance was only the first by - product of the gutenberg press. without it, the protestant movement might have been stillborn (failed), as well as the subsequent political and industrial revolutions. gutenberg, however, got none of the glory. his brainchild idea bankrupted him; the year his bible was published, a creditor took over his business. little more is known of the inventor - in part because he never put his own name into print... source: robert friedman, ed., the life millennium: the 100 most important events & people of the past 1,000 years, time, 1998

Explanation:

Robert Friedman views Gutenberg's invention as having spread rapidly, circulating half - a - million books by 1500. It accelerated the Renaissance, and without it, the Protestant movement, political and industrial revolutions might have failed. However, Gutenberg himself didn't gain glory; his invention bankrupted him.

Answer:

Friedman believes Gutenberg's invention had far - reaching positive historical impacts on culture and social change, yet the inventor faced personal hardship.