Johannes Gutenberg Gensfleisch
Well some of the possibilities are paper, moveable type, and gunpowder.
The Chinese invented moveable type, and Johann Gutenberg, a monk from Germany, invented the printing press which used the Chinese's method of moveable type, just in a simplified and simpler way.
Moveable type and the printing press.
The creation of moveable type led to the circulation of the first newspapers and the invention of the printing press.
In the Chinese character set, each character represents a whole word...which is why there are so many Chinese characters. In Western languages like English and German, words are made of multiple characters. So Gutenberg's type would have been different from Chinese type for that reason alone.
It is Bi Sheng. He invented the moveable-type printer in mid 12th century.
The answer is moveable type.It's that easy! =D
Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing moveable type around 1440, revolutionizing the way information was printed and disseminated. His invention is considered a key development in the history of mass communication.
China's writing system contained thousands of different characters, most Chinese printers found moveable type impractical.
Johannes Gutenburg
Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing moveable type in Germany around the mid-15th century. His invention revolutionized the printing process and played a key role in the spread of knowledge during the Renaissance and beyond.
-Johann Gutenberg