The biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press.

欧洲书籍最大的变化出现在1439年，当年约翰内斯·古腾堡发明了印刷机。

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Gutenberg fashioned his printing press because he had been in the wine business and was familiar with the mechanics of grape vises.

古登堡改进印刷机是因为他曾待在葡萄酒厂并熟悉葡萄压榨机的工作原理。

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The invention of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg in 1436 greatly simplified the manufacturing -- and piracy -- of books.

年 Johannes Gutenberg 发明的活字印刷术大大简化了书本的印刷和盗版。

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But when Peruvian museums boast artifacts from before Christ, focusing exclusively on Atahualpa and his predecessors is akin to being so impressed by books that you conclude world history began with the Gutenberg press.

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Shirky believes that we are on the crest of an ever-surging wave of democratized information: the Gutenberg printing press produced the Reformation, which produced the Scientific Revolution, which produced the Enlightenment, which produced the Internet, each move more liberating than the one before.

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On the other hand, shortly before our show starts, Gutenberg invented the printing press.

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