1468: Johannes Gutenberg dies in Mainz, Germany. His name lives on. Gutenberg made one contribution to technology in particular and to civilization in general, but it was a doozy. The printing press ...

In a discovery that could prompt a major reassessment in the history of books and bookmaking, two Princeton University researchers have concluded that 15th century German printer Johannes Gutenberg ...

This new account of the inventor of Europe’s first typographic printing method peels away misconceptions to retell his story through his pioneering printed works above all.

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 ...

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg was born in Mainz, Germany, around 1400 CE. His father was one of the city’s ‘patricians.’ Young Johannes first trained to be a goldsmith. It is believed ...

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