Johann Gutenberg

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Johann Gutenberg

• Little is known about the life of Johann
  Gutenberg, including his actual year of birth.
  For example, we do not know if he was married or
  had children. Even the famous engraved portraits
  of Gutenberg were made long after his death and
  are based on the artist's imagination, not
  Gutenberg's actual appearance.

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• Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (c.
  1398 c. February 3, 1468) was a German
  goldsmith and inventor who achieved fame for his
  invention of the technology of printing with
  movable types during 1447.

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• This technology included a type metal alloy and
  oil-based inks, a mould for casting type
  accurately, and a new kind of printing press
  based on presses used in wine-making in the
  Rhineland in Renaissance Europe.

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• The exact origin of Gutenberg's first press is
  apparently unknown, and several authors cite his
  earliest presses as adaptations of heavier
  binding presses which were already in use.

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• Tradition credits him with inventing movable type
  in Europe. An improvement on the block printing
  already in use there by combining these elements
  into a production system, he allowed for the
  rapid printing of written materials, and an
  information explosion.

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• An iron printing press was first invented by Chae
  Yun-eui from Goryeo Dynasty (an ancient Korean
  nation, and also, the origin of the name "Korea")
  in 1234, over 200 years ahead of Gutenberg's
  accomplishment. Eventually we made the printer
  from these later inventions.

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These early inventions make every day life more
interesting today, with such things as marketing.
Many things are easier throughout life today
people are able to learn much faster and more
accurately about the past and present.
Thank Goodness For Gutenberg

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