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*300 A.D.-6th Century "Enabled by the shift from papyrus to parchment to paper". The folded codex gradually overtook the rolled scroll as the chosen way of printing and transporting text.
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In 1440 Gutenberg introduces moveable type in Europe. While the monetary gains were few, the advent of the printing press was the first in a chain of events that revolutionized the way people absorbed information. *Actual month and day are a matter of dispute.
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For the first time in history the scientific revolution offered readers the oppertunity to read identical text, bridging the gaps of a highly fragmented Europe and creating a sense of community.
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*800 B.C.
*No particular date is available The Greeks, pulling from prior civilizations invent a standardized alphabet that united and minimized communication issues between cultures.