MP Board · Class 10 · Social Science · History: Print Culture and the Modern WorldWho invented the first known printing press?

Johannes Gutenberg, a German goldsmith and inventor, developed the first known printing press in the 1430s in Mainz, Germany. Gutenberg adapted existing technologies, such as the olive press used for winemaking, and invented lead-based metal alloys for casting movable types. His revolutionary invention made mass production of books possible, dramatically transforming European society by accelerating the spread of literacy, scientific knowledge, and religious reformation ideas across the continent.