| Prior to the 1400s, the Church sought to spread the word of God to many people. |
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| In 1441, Johannes Gutenberg of Mainz, Germany, began developing a way to use metal plates and paper to mass produce the Bible. |
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| Hmmm there has got to be a way to mass produce books so many people can enjoy them. | |
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| Gutenberg used metal type, paper and ink and built a wooden printing press. His first Bible was completed in 1456 and mass distributed to Christians. | |
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| Gutenberg died in 1468 and his invention spread all through Europe and the world, dramatically changing how information was shared. |
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