“The best way to communicate from one human being to another is through story,” Knuth said.
Great quote and great insight. Understanding how the brain works and is stimulated augments communication. Especially important for dry, theoretical subjects.
Let’s not forget Aldus Manutius. His orders of magnitude cheaper books than Gutenberg made books available to regular people. He can be seen as inventor of paperback books.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldus_Manutius
I think to understand the difference between the two notes is context. Like the word ‘read’. The same word is pronounced different according to context. ‘I read the book’ vs ‘Did you read the book’.
When you read music you expect a e flat not a d sharp and vise versa