I've always learned that Johannes Gutenburg invented the first movable type printer. Then the other day my teacher proved to me that Korea was the first to invent the movable type printing mechanism. Weird?
2007-06-13 12:51:17 · 2 answers · asked by Franklin 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Around 1040, the first known movable type system was created in China by Bi Sheng out of baked clay. Metal movable type was first invented in Korea during the Goryeo Dynasty (around 1230).
Smart Teacher.
2007-06-13 13:11:34 · answer #1 · answered by spiritwoman343 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Block printing and movable type printing was known in Eastern Asia long before it was known in Europe. The discussion is if Gutenberg and others in Europe had been influenced by information from China, Korea or Japan. It could have been two independent parallel developments.
See : "History of typography in East Asia" : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_typography_in_East_Asia
2007-06-13 19:58:55 · answer #2 · answered by Erik Van Thienen 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋