A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – German printer Johannes Gutenberg did not invent movable type printing; he contributed movable type mechanical printing technology in Europe in 1450. More than four centuries earlier, the Chinese inventor Bi Sheng (990-1051 AD) created the world’s first known movable type system for printing. Left: Bi Sheng (about 970 – 1051) is a native of … Continue reading Chinese Invention: World’s First Known Movable Type Printing