invention of the printing press (c. 1440)

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:category history of technology
history of communication
gptkbp:date c. 1440
gptkbp:first_major_work_printed gptkb:Gutenberg_Bible
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label invention of the printing press (c. 1440)
gptkbp:impact contributed to the Reformation
contributed to the Renaissance
contributed to the Scientific Revolution
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Johannes_Gutenberg
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mainz,_Germany
gptkbp:precededBy block printing
gptkbp:significance enabled mass production of books
accelerated spread of knowledge
gptkbp:technology movable type printing
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Close_of_the_Middle_Ages
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8