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The printing press

by Milton Meltzer

Origin and antecedentsPrintingJuvenile literaturePrinting pressesHistoryPrinting, historyPrinting, juvenile literature

Explains the mechanics of the first printing press, invented in Germany by Gutenberg in the fifteenth century, and describes the press's revolutionary impact on the world.

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