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Invented the Moveable Type Printing Press
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Johannes Gutenberg.
He developed the first practical movable‑type printing press in Europe around the 1440s–1450s (Gutenberg Bible c. 1455), introducing durable metal type (a lead–tin–antimony alloy), oil‑based inks, and mechanical press technology that made mass printing economical.
Note: movable type existed earlier in Asia — Bi Sheng (China, c. 1040s) made ceramic movable type, and Korea produced metal movable type (the Jikji, 1377, is the oldest extant book printed with metal type) — but Gutenberg’s combination of technologies is what launched printing’s rapid spread in Europe.
He developed the first practical movable‑type printing press in Europe around the 1440s–1450s (Gutenberg Bible c. 1455), introducing durable metal type (a lead–tin–antimony alloy), oil‑based inks, and mechanical press technology that made mass printing economical.
Note: movable type existed earlier in Asia — Bi Sheng (China, c. 1040s) made ceramic movable type, and Korea produced metal movable type (the Jikji, 1377, is the oldest extant book printed with metal type) — but Gutenberg’s combination of technologies is what launched printing’s rapid spread in Europe.
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