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Who invented the printing press and why was it so important

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who invented the high-speed steam-powered printing press and why was it invented? what was his improvement? was it original? did Friedrich Koenig go to college? training? jobs?

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Johannes Gutenburg created the printing press during the renaissance. It was important because it made the mass production of printed materials possible. It also lead to a much wider dissemination of knowledge and literacy throughout the socioeconomics classes. 
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