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Gutenberg’s printing press was one of the most important inventions of the renaissance, as it has had a major impact on both the Renaissance and todays world of printing. The Gutenberg Press, impacted the renaissance by, making books and information easier and cheaper to reproduce and print, spreading more information easier and faster to vast audiences eager for new information, helping advance science and technology, and also by helping the economy grow stronger through creating new industries and the constant purchasing of books. In 1436 Johannes Gutenberg invented the Printing Press, which had a major impact on both the Renaissance and printing today, however there other movable type systems invented before Gutenberg’s Printing Press. There are a few inventors of printing systems before Gutenberg, the first being an inventor in China, the second being a Dutchman, and the third being inventor in Korea that developed a printing system around the 12th century. In 1041 Pi Sheng invented movable clay type in China, which is the first known printing system, however the first known printed book is thought to be Diamond Sutra, which was printed in China, in 868 CE. The movable type system invented in China never succeeded, as it was unmanageable, as the Chinese language is made up of many characters. Although Diamond Sutra is known to be the first printed book, it is thought that book printing may have occurred well before this date. Later in the 13th century paper money and playing cards, from China reached Europe, the items were block printed. The block printing method was quite expensive and time consuming, as each word, phrase, and picture was carved onto a separate block. Woodblock printing remained the standard printing metho... ... middle of paper ... ...nberg's Invention." Gutenberg.de. City of Mainz, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. "Gutenberg’s Unknown Brothers." Gutenberg.de. City of Mainz, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. "The History of Printing - The Printing Press to Now." Overnight Prints. Overnight Prints, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. "How Gutenberg Changed the World." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. "The Invention of the Printing Press." PsPrint. PsPrint, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. "Inventor of the Week: Archive-Movable Type." LEMELSON-MIT. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Aug. 2004. Web. 18 Dec. 2013. "The Printing Press." The History Guide. Steven Kreis, 13 Apr. 2012. Web. 14 Dec. 2013. "Renaissance -- Printing and Thinking." Annenberg Learner. Annenberg Foundation, n.d. Web. 17 Dec. 2013. Romano, Frank J. "Gutenberg, Johannes." World Book Advanced. World Book, 2014, n.d. Web. 18 Dec. 2013.

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