by David Tollen | Jul 5, 2023 | The Early Modern Age
This is the second of three posts on general purpose technologies (GPTs) – and on what their history tells us about artificial intelligence. Click here for the first post in the series. 2. The Printing Press: A Revolutionary General Purpose Technology German inventor...
by David Tollen | Jan 31, 2020 | The Early Modern Age
This week in 1521 saw the opening of the Diet of Worms: the great meeting of the princes of the Holy Roman Empire to address the turmoil created by Martin Luther. Luther was a clergyman and professor who had repeatedly criticized the Church and attacked its doctrines....
