# The Day the Universe Changed: 4 Printing Transforms Knowledge

VHS

Written and presented by James Burke; produced by the BBC and RKO Pictures

Observes that the invention of printing and the advent of cheap paper forever transformed the nature of knowledge from the local and traditional to the systematic and testable. Looks at some of the results, including nationalism, public relations, and propaganda. Blue Ribbon winner, American Film Festival

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1985
- Runtime: 53 min
- By: Burke, James, 1936-, British Broadcasting Corporation, RKO Pictures, Churchill Films
- Genres: Education, Science, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/thedaytheuniversechanged4printingtransformsknowledge)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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