This removal of barrier had a sudden yet extreme impact on the German people. This was such a devastating change because now ordinary people, not just the rich were able to read and own a Bible for the first time. Because the cost of the Bible was so low, this meant that religious knowledge was circulating when it was supposed to be significant to the rich, and to the German. To these people it was unfair, shameful, and insulting. The church itself therefore also loses its exclusive power over the Bible and whom the Bible is shared with. With the Bible being shared to the public, it's as if anyone could be a priest, or that society was at equal power. The Bible was so significant during this era that Gutenberg's novelty of the press was looked down upon in these ways. .
3. The industrial revolution was such a turning point in history because almost every aspect of daily life was affected in one way or another. For instance, when the transatlantic cable was invented to telegraph communication. The first telegraph was laid across the Atlantic from Telegraph Field, Foilhommerum Bay, and Valentia Island in western Ireland to Heart's Content in eastern Newfoundland. August 16, 1858 was when the first communication occurred; reducing the time it took by ship, 10 days, to minutes (Morse Code CITE). Along with the telegraph, Morse invented the Morse code, the code that allowed a language to be sent through the wires. .
Another way the industrial revolution improved communication was when steamboats and canals were created in the late 1700's mid 1800's. The invention of the steamboat and canal helped transport goods, as well as made it easier to communicate. Instead of writing letters and waiting days for it to travel across bodies of water, people could transport themselves across to speak face to face with people. "James Watt is credited as the inventor of what could be considered as one of the greatest achievements of the Industrial Revolution (Industrial Age: Technological & Scientific Advancements).