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Printing
Printing
is a process for reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest examples include
Cylinder seals
and other objects such as the
Cyrus Cylinder
and the
Cylinders of Nabonidus
. The earliest known form of
woodblock printing
came from China dating to before 220 A.D. Later developments in printing include the
movable type
, first developed by
Bi Sheng
in China.
Johannes Gutenberg
introduced mechanical movable type printing to Europe in the 15th century, his
printing press
key role in the development of the
Renaissance
,
Reformation
, the
Age of Enlightenment
, and the
scientific revolution
and laid the material basis for the modern knowledge-based economy and the spread of learning to the masses.
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