![TIL that moveable type printing was invented by a Chinese man named Bi Sheng 300 years before Guttenberg. He was largely forgotten due to his status as a peasant. : r/todayilearned TIL that moveable type printing was invented by a Chinese man named Bi Sheng 300 years before Guttenberg. He was largely forgotten due to his status as a peasant. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/a1m1wot2MuUHkmwCd_HPq5s7a1on0meg1_sI4PgU5wI.jpg?auto=webp&s=2d11abf612bf5276cfd68a631955d1a86dafd5e4)
TIL that moveable type printing was invented by a Chinese man named Bi Sheng 300 years before Guttenberg. He was largely forgotten due to his status as a peasant. : r/todayilearned
Was the printing press with movebale type actually invented in China several hundreds of years before it was invented in Germany? - Quora
Was the printing press with movebale type actually invented in China several hundreds of years before it was invented in Germany? - Quora
![Movable Type — the very first printer and a brief look at its history | by Ross Albert Tejada (EID100) | Medium Movable Type — the very first printer and a brief look at its history | by Ross Albert Tejada (EID100) | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:1400/0*6qc8o8MSQzPdkZ3i.jpg)