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What year was movable type invented in ancient china?

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What was going on when movable type invented?

Movable type was really important because back then people didn't have computers so they used movable type. Movable types are still used today.


How invented movable type painting?

Gutenberg


What was the type of printing was invented by Bi Sheng in 1041?

Bi Sheng invented movable type printing using clay characters in 1041 in China. This innovation allowed for the easier and faster production of printed materials compared to traditional woodblock printing methods.


Who first invented movable type?

Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing movable type printing in the 15th century, which revolutionized the spread of information by making book production faster and more efficient.


Was Movable type developed by Thomas Edison?

No, movable type is an invention that greatly precedes Thomas Edison. It was invented centuries earlier by Gutenberg.


Who invented the movable type thus revolutionizing printing?

Movable type printing was invented between 1041 and 1048 in Song dynasty China. Textual evidence includes the Dream Pool Essays written in 1088, which attributed the invention of the movable type to Bi Sheng. In the 15th century, Johannes Gutenberg independently invented movable type printing in Europe.


What was a new machine using movable type?

The printing press was developed in the mid 15th century by Johannes Gutenberg. Gutenberg also invented a process for mass producing movable type.


Which ancient civilization invented algebra?

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Who rediscovered movable type in the 15th century?

Johannes Gutenberg is credited with rediscovering movable type in the 15th century, leading to the invention of the printing press and revolutionizing the way information was shared and disseminated.


What country was responsible for movable type?

Countries are not "responsible" when one person invents something. When Johannes Gutenberg was alive he lived in Mainz, in what is now known as Germany (But he would not have understood if you called him a "German".) but weas then part of the Holy Roman Empire. Certainly a western idea that movable type or even metal movable type was invented by Gutenberg. He may have invented a useable and practical application for movable metal type with Latin letters as the basis for printing but China was using movable wooden block characters hundreds of years prior to Gutenberg and tin movable blocks were used by Korean printers before him too.


Which culture first invented movable type and discovered the process for making paper?

Movable type was first invented in China during the Song Dynasty in the 11th century. Papermaking was also developed in China during the Han Dynasty around 105 AD.