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The invention of the printing press is considered one of the greatest inventions of all time, and it had an enormous impact on [[Europe]].  The [[Reformation]] in the following century relied on the printing press to circulate translations of the Bible in German to the public. Before Johann Gutenberg and the press, no common person could own their own copy.  Gutenberg's printing press, while invaluable to society, was a financial disaster.  He fell into such debt that his presses were confiscated as collateral.

The invention of the printing press is considered one of the greatest inventions of all time, and it had an enormous impact on [[Europe]].  The [[Reformation]] in the following century relied on the printing press to circulate translations of the Bible in German to the public. Before Johann Gutenberg and the press, no common person could own their own copy.  Gutenberg's printing press, while invaluable to society, was a financial disaster.  He fell into such debt that his presses were confiscated as collateral.

Books had been printed in [[China]] for hundreds of years before Gutenberg.  The first [[book]] printed in China was the ''Diamond Sutra'', a [[Buddhist]] prayer book.<ref>Azimov, Issac.  ''Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts''.  New York: Random House, 1979.</ref>

Books had been printed in [[China]] for hundreds of years before Gutenberg.  The first [[book]] printed in China was the ''Diamond Sutra'', a [[Buddhist]] prayer book.<ref>Azimov, Isaac.  ''Isaac Asimov's Book of Facts''.  New York: Random House, 1979.</ref>