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jan 1, 1040 - the Invention of the Printing Press

Description:

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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Date:

jan 1, 1040
Now
~ 985 years ago