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Jan 1, 1440
the printing press
The printing press was a device used to mass produce writings of any kind. This invention was influential in the Age of Reason because it allowed works to be distributed to mass audiences. -
Jan 1, 1516
Bible translated into
The Bible being translated into over 1000 languages is significant to the Age of Reason because it symbolizes the beginning of the distrobution of literacy and knowledge throughout Europe -
Jan 1, 1517
Martin Luther and the rise of Protestism
Martin Luther was a catholic monk who, after studying the bible, realized that the church was full of misleading practices. He started a reformation known as Protestentism today. He was important to the Age of Reason because he started the idea of being able to rebel against an unjust powerful force, such as the church or the government. -
Nov 7, 1543
the notion of common knowledge
The notion of common knowledge for everybody began in the the period before the Age of Reason but the ideas carried though to today even. This is an important step because with general knowledge for everyone comes the middle class and societal growth. -
the Encyclopedia
the encyclopedia could be argued as one of the most important innovations in the Age of Reason because not only did it contain mass amounts of information, it was distributed in many languages and in many areas. This allowed the common person to aquire any knowledge they desired at the turn of a page. -
The creation of Deism
Deism is the thinking that God created the world and left. The belief in this religion allowed scholars to take a more objective approach to science and the scientific method. This also allowed scholars to more directly oppose the catholic church. -
Voltaire
Voltaire was the writer of the book "Candide" illustrating Age of Reason principals such as realism and reason. Voltaire was keen to convey that life had its hardships, which was not usually conveyed in previous works, and that one could cope with these trials and learn from them. This was a common mind set in the Age of Reason -
Jean-Jaques Rousseau
Not only was Jean-Jaques Rousseau a main philosophe in the Age of Reason, contributing to Coffee House talks and written works alike, but he was also an avid composer of opera. He was important and very much vital to the Age of Reason because he was one of the key scholars involved in this whole process. -
Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a leading economist in the 1770s. Smith wrote a revolutionary book called "Wealth of Nations" in which he described the ideas of supply and demand, and laissez faire (let it be) economics. His work is one of the founding principals of modern american economy. -
Joseph Haydn
Haydn was a competing musician with Mozart in the classical music field. Unfortunatly, Mozart dwarfed Haydn. However, Haydn was still an influential player and composer in the Age of Reason -
The formation of "Coffee Houses"
Coffee Houses were a major step forward toword enlightenment because they were purely a place to go and debate about findings and conduct reasearch with fellow scholars of the time. -
Wolfgang Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a classical composer during the Age of Reason. Mozart was important to the Age of Reason because he composed some the greatest musical works to come out of this time period that are still famed and played around the world today.
