dec 19, 1440 - Johann Gutenberg developed the printing press
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Johann Gutenberg made a printing press that involved many different types of technology and made it possible to make books quickly and cheaply. Using this improved process, Gutenberg printed a complete Bible. (The Gutenberg Bible, in about 1455.) It was the first full-sized book printed with movable type.
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World History Chapter 17, section 1 and 2.
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