Saw a thread about the Gutenberg press being appropriated from Korean inventions that reminded me of a common misunderstanding 1/
Galileo is remembered because he was, basically, a great self-promoter who touted his invention far and wide 4/
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Going back to Gutenberg, he is credited with inventing the printing press. This was based on existing screw presses 5/
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As much as anyone, he stole 99% of his ideas. Virtually every aspect of the press had been 'invented' hundreds of years before 6/
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