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Today most people use an electric copy machine or Xerox machine to copy stuff instead of a printing press.
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∙ 13y ago
The printing press revolutionized the spread of information by enabling mass production of written materials. It played a key role in the spread of knowledge, ideas, and literacy during the Renaissance and beyond, making books more accessible to a wider audience.
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∙ 16y agoMostly for making newspapers, but was used to make mass quantities of any duplicate paperwork.
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∙ 13y agoPrinting presses are used in almost every country of the world. Think of books, newspapers, posters etc.
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∙ 13y agoWell, bookstores still exist and people still shop at them.
so I would say no.:)
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What year was the printing press first used?
The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg around 1440.
When did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press?
In the late 1440s Johann Gutenberg developed printing by movable type. (Printing using wood blocks and so on was already well known).Note that printing by movable type was already known in Korea.He invented the printing press in 1454.Gutenberg did not invent the printing press, the printing press he used was a modified lithography press that already existed. What he invented was movable type, which greatly sped up the process of setting up the press for printing.
How was block printing used in the middle ages?
Block printing was done by using individual letter 'stamps' to create pages of writing without any need for handwriting. Block printing is the direct predecessor to the pruinting press, which used printing blocks arranged and then (using a wine press) printing pages at a time. The printing press is the predecessor of modern day printers.
Who used solar energy to run a printing press?
printer
What new machine used movable type?
Printing Press
Who first used the printing press to make a bible?
GUTENBERG
Which method of costing is used in printing press?
process costing
When was the printing press first used?
It was in invented in china and first used there as well.
What invention was Johannes Gutenberg famous for?
Johannes Gutenberg was known for inventing the printing press around the year of 1450. He was also known for the Gutenberg bible later created with his own printing press.
Can you start a sentence with the word gravure printing?
Gravure printing requires a printing press.
Where was the first printing press?
Germany in the 1440s. Simpler methods using block printing had been used in China, but the mechanical press was only invented later in Europe.
Why do you think Gutenberg decided that the first book he would print on his printing press would be the Bible?
Gutenberg could show that the printing press was not an invention of the devil if it was used for the printing and supply of Bibles. His life was safe.
