invention of the printing press (c. 1440)
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| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:category |
history of technology
history of communication |
| gptkbp:date |
c. 1440
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| gptkbp:first_major_work_printed |
gptkb:Gutenberg_Bible
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
invention of the printing press (c. 1440)
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| gptkbp:impact |
contributed to the Reformation
contributed to the Renaissance contributed to the Scientific Revolution |
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Johannes_Gutenberg
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Mainz,_Germany
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
block printing
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| gptkbp:significance |
enabled mass production of books
accelerated spread of knowledge |
| gptkbp:technology |
movable type printing
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Close_of_the_Middle_Ages
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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