The Written Word: From Printing to the Internet

To me, this was a very interesting article to read, this was because, I was able to finally find out the evolution of writing. Many of us know that writing started with carvings in stones, and then translating that to paper, but for myself, I had no idea the process that went on in between. I would call this ground breaking, because for the actual technology that was used by the people of those times with the resources they have is phenomenal. The written word in so many was has such a huge impact on the world today, because without it, there really would be a gaping hole in communication. Imagine the world with no written word, no bibles, no books, no letters, none of that. And to see how the written word was translated to face to face interaction, people were able to talk about what they read, but also they were able to send their word to others. Now we find our words translated on a computer screen that allows us to send immediately to another person, and that to me amazes me the most. To see where a word starting from a carving on a rock/plate, to letters placed on a keyboard to allow you to make words to send to someone else with a snap of the finger. Truly remarkable.