Printing Press
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The fifteenth-century machine that made books affordable and changed how knowledge spread.
The movable-type printing press was developed in Europe by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440. Earlier forms of printing had long existed in East Asia.
Impact
Printed books became far cheaper than manuscripts. Literacy rose, and ideas moved quickly across borders, helping to drive the Renaissance and the Reformation.