Johannes gutenberg printing press biography of williamsport

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.

Johannes gutenberg printing press biography of williamsport germany

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