jan 7, 1550 - The Movable Type
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The printing revolution began when Johannes Gutenberg invented the moveable type press and is regarded as the most important event of the modern period.
The standard process involved a hard metal punch with letters engraved back to front that was hammered into a softer copper bar, creating a matrix.
It is placed into a mold and filled with molten-type metal. The resulting piece of type is then removed from the mold.
This greatly increased the efficiency of printing and involved less effort. This also allowed the surging demand for book to be managed and mass production wasn't as pressured.
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The Evolution of the Printing Press
Sereene Ghariani
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