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Who was credited with starting the first printing press in Germany in 1440?
ANicolaus Copernicus
BGalileo Galilei
CJohannes Gutenberg
DRobert Boyle
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Johannes Gutenberg
1. The text discusses how the invention of printing transformed knowledge dissemination.
2. It records the first printing press in Germany was started in 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg.
3. Italy followed in 1451.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII History, Ch 1 "Renaissance in Europe and Development of Science", §1.2 ¶4_
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