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Multiple "inventions" of metal movable-type printing press

Just as a point of clarification, two independent "inventions" of a metal movable-type printing press are mentioned in this article:

"The oldest extant book printed with movable metal type, Jikji, was printed in Korea in 1377 during the Goryeo dynasty."

"Around 1450, German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented the metal movable-type printing press, along with innovations in casting the type based on a matrix and hand mould."

"Invented" means to be produced for the first time, so these two statements appear to contradict each other.

Would this not be more accurate:

"Around 1450, German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg reinvented the metal movable-type printing press, along with innovations in casting the type based on a matrix and hand mould."

"Reinvented", "recreated", or "popularized" would be more honest than "invented" when clearly someone had already invented the metal movable-type printing press at least decades earlier. Specific techniques, like matrix-based casting, of course could still be claimed as Gutenberg's invention. -kotra (talk) 22:25, 26 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]