Gutenberg was the first person to invent a printing press that had moveable printed type. The book he published was the Gutenberg Bible.
The Printing Press - Johannes Gutenberg
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Because of the availability of books, people learned about Protestantism.
People could read long before the invention of the printing press. People were reading and writing in Ancient Egypt four and a half millennia (that's 4500 years) before the invention of the printing press around 1500. But, and here is the key point, although some people could read and write, not a lot of people could. The printing press made printed material available to many more people than had access to manuscript copies of things before. And that meant that more people had an opportunity to read, and therefore to learn how to read. Thus the number of literate people rose considerably in the centuries following the invention of the printing press.
Printing Press
The printing press
The invention and use of the printing press made bibles and other literature available to those people who could read.
The invention of the printing press impacted the world of art because it meant that images could be reproduced on a mass scale. This led to a significant increase in the amount of people who had access to art.
People did not have to keep writing the same book over and over again.
It is not the greatest invention compared to other inventions impact on society and the world. A good example would be the printing press. Because of the printing press people learned how to read. This changed religion, government, and society.
Because, before it's invention all books had to be handwritten, and so only the wealthy could buy them. But once printing was invented, books became much easier to make, and therefore cheaper, so more people could have them.
Because, before it's invention all books had to be handwritten, and so only the wealthy could buy them. But once printing was invented, books became much easier to make, and therefore cheaper, so more people could have them.