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Johannes Gutenberg (born 14th century, Mainz [Germany]—died probably February 3, 1468, Mainz) was a German craftsman and inventor who originated a method of printing from movable type. Elements of his invention are thought to have included a metal alloy that could melt readily and cool quickly to form durable reusable type, an oil-based ink ...
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg [a] ( c. 1393–1406 – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-type printing press. Though movable type was already in use in East Asia, Gutenberg's invention of the printing press [2] enabled a much faster rate of printing. The printing press later spread ...
- 3 February 1468, Mainz, Holy Roman Empire, (modern-day Germany)
May 7, 2018 · Goldsmith and inventor Johannes Gutenberg was a political exile from Mainz, Germany when he began experimenting with printing in Strasbourg (then part of the Holy Roman Empire) in 1440. He ...
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Apr 27, 2020 · Johannes Gutenberg (born Johannes Gensfleisch zum Gutenberg; circa 1400—February 3, 1468) was a German blacksmith and inventor who developed the world’s first mechanical moveable type printing press. Regarded as a milestone in modern human history, the printing press played a key role in the advancement of the Renaissance, the Protestant ...
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Mar 27, 2024 · His movable type printing press, invented in secret in the 1440s and 1450s, overturned the media world and changed the course of history. Born in Mainz, Germany sometime between 1394 and 1404, Johannes Gutenberg was the son of an exiled patrician who worked as a merchant. While little recorded history exists on Gutenberg’s early life, we know ...
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Around 1450 Gutenberg produced the first prints with the help of his invention - letterpress printing with movable type. Johannes Gutenberg's invention is based on a very simple but ingenious principle: The text is broken down into its smallest components, the letters and punctuation marks. These individual building blocks in the form of metal ...
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