GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Johannes Gutenburg developed what technology that allowed the Bible to be ready by more people than in the past?

A	ink
B	moveable typle
C	biodegradable paper
D	Dewey decimal system

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -What is Johannes Gutenberg known for? Johannes Gutenberg is known for having designed and built the first known mechanized printing press in Europe. In 1455 he used it to print the Gutenberg Bible, which is one of the earliest books in the world to be printed from movable type.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Importance of the Printing Press Gutenberg developed a printing press based on the design of screw-type wine presses. Metal block type could be arranged as desired and then was coated with ink. A hand lever then pressed the typeface onto paper.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Gutenberg Bible was printed in Mainz in 1455 by Johann Gutenberg and his associates, Johann Fust and Peter Schoeffer. Only 48 copies are known to have survived, of which 12 are printed on vellum and 36 on paper.

Detailed explanation-4: -The printing press, invented by German goldsmith Johann Gutenberg in 1448, has been called one of the most important inventions in the history of humankind.

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