Goldsmith and inventor Johannes Gutenberg, working in Mainz, developed Europe's first movable-type printing press around 1450, producing the Gutenberg Bible soon after as its most famous early output. The invention is widely credited with revolutionizing the spread of information and helping enable the later Renaissance and Reformation.
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Invention of the Movable-Type Printing Press
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