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Why Was Western Printing Superior to Asian Printing?

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  • Sep 4, 2022
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Erik Engheim
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Movable type was not invented by Gutenberg but in China and later advanced in Korea, so why didn't Asia have a printing revolution?

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Kevin Kelly @kevin2kelly ยท Sep 5, 2022
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A great piece on why printing arose fast in Europe though invented first in China and Korea. Part of the answer of why science arose first in Europe and not China.
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