PART 1 Vitruvian Man, Leonardo da Vinci The Late Renaissance Another critical element for the Renaissance was the mechanical movable type printing press, which was introduced in Germany in 1450. The printing press afforded thinkers like Martin Luther, Desiderius Erasmus, and later, Niccolo Machiavelli an amplified voice. With the printing press, Renaissance thinkers shared theirContinue reading "The Birth of Science: A Primer on Intellectual History (Part 2)"