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JOHANNES Gutenberg’s invention in the 1400s revolutionized the publishing industry. Google dedicated its Wednesday Doodle to mark his achievement, on April,14, 2021, the 21st anniversary of t… ...
Johannes Gutenberg was the third of three children. His real name was Johannes Gensfleish, but he encountered some problems with his surname, which translates into English as “goose-flesh”.
Johannes Gutenberg is usually cited as the inventor of the printing press. Indeed, the German goldsmith's 15th-century contribution to the technology was revolutionary — enabling the mass ...
Although Gutenberg is commonly credited with inventing the printing press, historians point out that there is evidence of moveable printing presses having been invented in Korea in 1234, and ...
As for why Google chose this day to celebrate Johannes Gutenberg, on April 14, 2000, the Gutenberg Museum in Mainz launched an exhibition in honor of the inventor and in celebration of the museum ...
It wasn't until almost 100 years after Gutenberg's death that he was identified as the inventor of the printing press in a book on Germanic history. Over time, his reputation grew wildly.
On the 547th death anniversary of German inventor Johannes Gutenberg, we look back at his contributions to the mechanisation of the printing process, which went on to create a revolution ...
Newspapers today face challenges with competition from social media and technology. When printing began more than 600 years ago, Johannes Gutenberg could have never imagined the role his invention ...
The Gutenberg Bible ranks among the most prized of rare books, but within three centuries of its printing around 1455, its version of Scripture was considered obsolete and its creator, Johannes ...
Jokes aside: Here’s what we really know about the 15th-century figure currently appearing (sort of) on Broadway in “Gutenberg! The Musical!,” starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells.
The Gutenberg Bible ranks among the most prized of rare books, but within three centuries of its printing around 1455, its version of Scripture was considered obsolete and its creator, Johannes ...