. But the most important part of his invention was actually moveable type. Before Gutenberg, the closest Europe had to printing was the woodblock. The woodblock was a piece of wood with all the ...

a revolutionary invention by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440 CE, had a profound impact on the spread of knowledge, surpassing any other technology before the internet. Gutenberg, a German inventor from ...

After all, if you google “great inventors,” you’ll find the usual suspects: Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright brothers, Johannes Gutenberg, James Watt, Samuel Morse ...