Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century altered the world. This groundbreaking device enabled the mass production of literature, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the church. Before Gutenberg's discovery, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them scarce and accessible only to the we
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