HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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What technological innovation is Gutenberg credited with creating?
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Wine press
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Movable type
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Printing Press
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Books
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gutenberg’s newly devised hand mould made possible the precise and rapid creation of metal movable type in large quantities. His two inventions, the hand mould and the movable-type printing press, together drastically reduced the cost of printing books and other documents in Europe, particularly for shorter print runs.
Detailed explanation-2: -German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg is credited with inventing the printing press around 1436, although he was far from the first to automate the book-printing process.
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