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jan 1, 1040 - the Invention of the Printing Press

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Evolved from stone-tablet rubbing to a guy named Bi Sheng from the Song dynasty who carved out movable individual characters. They were able to use those characters to smear ink and print easily and accurately.

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jan 1, 1040
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~ 987 years ago