i'm here with doug klaus, master printer, and we're at bowne and company stationers. hi, doug!erika! >> how are you? >> good, how are you? >> good. can you tell us a little bit about the history of the printing press? >> sure. the printing press was developed in the 15th century around the 1450s by gutenberg in germany. the printing press had an enormous effect on our culture, on human culture, because it allowed knowledge and culture to be spread really quickly to a lot of people. so soon after the press was invented in the 1450s, it spread throughout europe in 20-25 years. >> today, you know, we're all used to just hitting a button and getting whatever you want, and whatever type face you want immediately. this was a lot more trouble, a lot more work. type was all in little pieces, much like these. individual pieces of metal or wood, and you had to put them together upside down and backwards -- so it was a lot of work, and took a lot more people than it, than printing takes now. >> so can you give us a little demonstration on how it works? >> sure. in the press right now, i'v