Who developed a method of printing that greatly stimulated the growth of literacy?
In Germany, around 1440, goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, which started a printing revolution. Woodblock printing in East Asia had been prevalent since China's Tang dynasty in the 8th century, In Europe, woodblock printing based on existing screw presses was common by the 14th century. Gutenberg's most important innovation was the development of hand-molded metal printing matrices, thus producing a movable type–based printing press system. His newly devised hand mould made possible the precise and rapid creation of metal movable type in large quantities. Although moveable type had previously been developed in East Asia, it had been hitherto unknown in Europe. The two inventions, the hand mould and the printing press, together drastically reduced the cost of printing books and other documents in Europe, particularly for shorter print runs.
Who developed a method of printing called the printing press that greatly stimulated the growth of literacy?
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Who developed a method of printing called movable type that greatly stimulated the growth of literacy?
Bi Sheng
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Bì Shēng (972–1051 AD) was a Chinese artisan, engineer, and inventor of the world's first movable type technology, with printing being one of the Four Great Inventions of Ancient China. Bi Sheng's system was made of Chinese porcelain and was invented between 1039 and 1048 during the medieval Song dynasty.
Bi Sheng
There were several methods of printing that greatly stimulated the growth of literacy. One was called the printing press, which was invented by goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg in Germany around 1440. Another was called movable type, which was invented by Chinese artisan, engineer, and inventor Bi Sheng between 1039 and 1048.