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Gutenberg's printing press, 1430s. Movable block printing was invented before Gutenburg in China. Before that, block printing (using blocks of wood) may have started as early as the eighth century, particular to Japan, and China. Still, the method of block printing could hardly be classified as a mechanical press.

AnswerThe Guttenberg Press

Around 1455, a German craftsman named Johannes Guttenberg finished printing The Holy Bible on a new kind of printing press.

The Guttenburg press used movable type which allowed him to easily compose words and sentences. Before then, documents had to be copied by hand or carved into wood.

Guttenberg's invention brought a cultural revolution to the Western world, making books available to many more people, and creating an explosion in learning and commerce.

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