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It is uncertain the exact year that the printing press originated, however, according to several reliable sources it was invented between 1580-1590.

The printing press was invented by J. Gutenberg sometime between the late 1430s and the mid 1450s.
The modern movable type printing press was invented in 1439 CE by Johannes Gutenberg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire. It ushered in the European age of printing.

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