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Johannes Gutenberg invented which revolutionary technology around 1440?
Answer
Printing press
Around 1440, Johannes Gutenberg invented the movable-type printing press in Strasbourg, Germany. He pioneered mass-produced movable type and oil-based inks, enabling rapid book printing.
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Gutenberg's invention started the Printing Revolution, spreading information across Europe at unprecedented speed and fundamentally changing how knowledge was shared.
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