Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in the mid-15th century altered the world. This groundbreaking mechanism enabled the mass production of books, breaking the previous monopoly of knowledge held by the clergy. Before Gutenberg's innovation, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them rare and accessible only to the elite
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