humanists were chiefly interested in the problem of the ancient church and the question of what constituted original Christianity. Two factors operated to accelerate the spread of Renaissance culture after 1450: growing economic prosperity and the printing press. Prosperity -- the result of peace and the decline of famine and the plague -- led to the founding of schools and colleges. In these schools the sons of gentlemen and nobles would receive a humanistic education imported from Italy. The purpose
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3D printing Jump to: navigation‚ search For methods of applying a 2-D image on a 3-D surface‚ see pad printing. Part of the series on the History of printing | Woodblock printing | 200 | Movable type | 1040 | Intaglio | 1430s | Printing press | 1454 | Lithography | 1796 | Chromolithography | 1837 | Rotary press | 1843 | Flexography | 1873 | Mimeograph | 1876 | Hot metal typesetting | 1886 | Offset press | 1903 | Screen-printing | 1907 | Dye-sublimation | 1957 | Phototypesetting
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The Printing Press It is argued that the printing press is one of the most significant inventions of all time ranked alongside the wheel and the plow (Johannes Gutenberg and‚ 2009). The man credited with its invention is Johannes Gutenberg‚ born of Mainz‚ Germany around 1400 (Childress‚ 2008). Johannes began his work with the printing press around 1430 and developed his first prototype somewhere around the mid-15th century. As with most inventions‚ Gutenberg’s press had precedents in history
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What is 3D printing? 3D printing is a process of making three-dimensional solid objects from a digital file. Using additive processes creates a 3D printed object. An additive process is a form of successive layering. Each piece of the object is created in layers until the entire object is printed. Every layer can be seen as a thinly sliced piece of the object. How does it work? To create a 3D object one must first start with a virtual design. The design is made in a computer aided design (CAD)
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1.1 Describe organisational policies‚ procedures and levels of authority in maintaining office equipment Office equipment in our department: When a photocopier in our department experiences a fault such as a paper jam it is myself and Claire that are responsible for fixing it. However if the photocopier still isn’t working after we have followed the instruction to fix it‚ we are responsible to call Sharples‚ the suppliers‚ and ask for them to send out an engineer to fix the problem. We would also
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V-C-P Analysis 1 BEP (units) BEP (amount) BEP (amount) P/V ratio TOTAL FIXED COSTS SP per unit - VC per unit 2 BEP (units) x SP per unit TOTAL FIXED COST P/V ratio CONTRIBUTION per unit SP per unit Variable cost per unit SP per unit ASR - BESR 3 4 5 V/V ratio MARGIN of SAFETY MS (Amount) MARGIN of SAFETY MS (Units) MS ratio or % PROFIT PROFIT Sales Revenue for desired Op Profit 6 Units actually sold - BEP (units) 7 8 9 10 MARGIN OF SAFETY ASR (Actual sales revenue) MS (amount) x P/V ratio
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The Printing Press There have been many important inventions over the past millennium. Many of them have helped shape society into what it is today. None however have contributed as much to the world as the printing press has. The printing press was invented in the year 1440 by Johann Gutenberg of Mainz‚ Germany. The printing press consisted of a large press which held plates where movable type could be inserted to spell out entire books page by page. The press was either operated by a large
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3-D Printing Have you ever wondered how powerful and destructive a 3-D printer could be? The production and sales of 3-D printers should be outlawed in the U.S.A. because‚ you can potentially be harmed by the effects of melting plastic‚ and you take away money from America’s small businesses‚ and finally it can be used to create car parts more local thus hurting the economy. The idea of a 3-D printer should be abolished in the United States. 3-D printing has some very negative health effects
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GLOSSARY OF FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING TERMS AA: Authors Alterations‚ changes other than corrections‚ made by a client after the proofing process has begun. AA ’s are usually charged to a client as billable time. Abrasion: Process of wearing away the surface of a material by friction. Abrasion marks: Marks on a photographic print or film appearing as streaks or scratches‚ caused by the condition of the developer. Can be partially removed by swabbing with alcohol. Abrasion resistance:
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Using 3D Printing to Produce Body Parts · How amazing would it be that everyone’s life could be saved‚ from needing a heart or needing an ear to have the ability to look and have a normal life? “Nearly 120‚000 men‚ women and children currently need lifesaving organ transplants.”( Statistics | Donatelife) And the saddest thing is about “Every 10 minutes another name is added to the national organ transplant waiting list.”( Statistics | Donatelife) We are in need of organ donors‚ but not a lot
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