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 control of knowledge held by the religious institutions. Before Gutenberg's invention, books were painstakingly written by hand, making them scarce and accessible o
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