jan 1, 1440 - Gutenberg printing press
Description:
The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440 (Germany)The printing revolution befell in England when William Caxton set up his press in Westminster in 1476. The availability of printing allowed more people to write and share information.
• The printing press was one of the key-factions of the explosion of the Renaissance
• The Printing press highly impacted the reformation as well, since the ideas of Luther were now easily spread which changed the Catholic Church forever
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Date:
jan 1, 1440
Now
~ 585 years ago