WORLD HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who Invented the Printing Press?
A
Johannes Gutenberg
B
Galileo Galilei
C
Isaac Newton
D
Elizabeth Keckley
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Goldsmith and inventor Johannes Gutenberg was a political exile from Mainz, Germany when he began experimenting with printing in Strasbourg, France in 1440. He returned to Mainz several years later and by 1450, had a printing machine perfected and ready to use commercially: The Gutenberg press.

Detailed explanation-2: -Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press has been considered to be among the most important inventions of mankind.

Detailed explanation-3: -In Germany, around 1440, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press, which started the Printing Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Late medieval German inventor Johannes Gutenberg created the first printing press based on previously known mechanical presses and a process for mass-producing metal type.

Detailed explanation-5: -Gutenberg – Johannes Gutenberg was a goldsmith and inventor from Germany who is credited with inventing moveable type printing in Europe. By 1438, Johannes Gutenberg had begun experimenting with printing.

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