First printing press johann gutenberg biography

German inventor and craftsman (c. – – )

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Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg^[a] (c.&#;– – 3 February ) was a German inventor and craftsman who invented the movable-typeprinting 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.

First printing press johann gutenberg biography

The printing press later spread across the world, and led to an information revolution and the unprecedented mass-spread of literature throughout Europe. It had a profound impact on the development of the Renaissance, Reformation, and humanist movements.

His many contributions to printing include the invention of a process for mass-producing movable type; the use of oil-based ink for printing books; adjustable molds;^[5] mechanical movable type; and the invention of a wooden printing press s