It is on par with the importance of the invention of the printing press, or the internet itself.» (bloomberg.com)
Just as the invention of the printing press created the advent of knowledge and information being made available to the masses, the compass meant civilizations were given the tool to explore. (buyerpersonainsights.com)
Historians note that the invention of the printing press and subsequent broader distribution of the Bible in the 1500s played a large role in the emergence of modern science. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)