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Johannes Gutenberg summary

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A modern printing press that uses UV technology
printing Summary
Printing, traditionally, a technique for applying under pressure a certain quantity of coloring agent onto a specified surface to form a body of text or an illustration. Certain modern processes for reproducing texts and illustrations, however, are no longer dependent on the mechanical concept of