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Bi Sheng

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Inventor and printer (990-1052)

ScientistsLived 990 to 1052 · aged 62
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Bi Sheng (972-1051) was a Chinese artisan and engineer during the Song dynasty (960-1279), who invented the world's first movable type. Bi's system used fired clay tiles, one for each Chinese character, and was invented between 1039 and 1048. Printing was one of the Four Great Inventions.

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Bi Sheng (972-1051) was a Chinese artisan and engineer during the Song dynasty (960-1279), who invented the world's first movable type. Bi's system used fired clay tiles, one for each Chinese character, and was invented between 1039 and 1048. Printing was one of the Four Great Inventions. Because Bi was a commoner, not an educated person, little is known about his life besides this invention.

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Lived 990 to 1052 · aged 62
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