Throughout history there have been developments that have had a dramatic affect on a period of time. Many happenings during the reformation and scientific revolution have made long lasting impacts for further inventions and ideas. A few things in which inspired new developments are the humanist movement, Gutenberg's printing press, and the use of the scientific method.
The humanist movement was part of the Renaissance, which caused people to believe that knowledge should encourage a single person's creativity. Humanism according to the "Prentice Hall World History Connections To Today" te…