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Gutenberg was a goldsmith and business man who borrowed money in order to invent the printing press with moveable/replaceable wooden or metal letters. It made the production of books possible and fostered rapid development in the sciences, arts and religion through transmission of texts.
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Gutenberg was a goldsmith and business man who borrowed money in order to invent the printing press with moveable/replaceable wooden or metal letters. It made the production of books possible and fostered rapid development. Gutenberg was not complete with the printing press until 1440.
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The impact of the printing press was huge. It fostered economic thinking and improving the efficiency of traditional work processes. It made education more accessible to a large number of people, where as the churches controlled the majority of education and academic learning.
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Other printing may have occurred prior to this date.
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Other printing may have occurred long before this date. This date is 868 CE