Johannes Gutenberg

• Johannes Gutenberg

 Johannes Gutenberg date of birth was seen as the year of 1398, but his death had the clear date of being the3rd of February of 1468 dying at the age of 70 years old. He died in the same place where he was born, Mainz, Germany which was seen as one of the most religious places among the Roman Empire. The place where he obviously used most of his time probably influenced his decision on making his second biggest achievements, the Gutenberg Bible.

•What is a Printing Press, how does it work?

 The printing press was the first machine man created to mass produce text on paper or cloth. It used multiple metal letters in assorted orders to form words which were then dipped with ink. With the help of pressure the letters left their mark of ink on the medium. A printing press ranged within the sizes of 5 to 7 feet long, 3 feet wide, and 7 feet tall.

 •When and where did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press.

Movable Type was the way in which Johannes Gutenberg was able to get his printing press to transfer the impression of each letter with oil based ink.  He used the same technique which people today use for making regular prints with ink. The date which Gutenberg invented the printing press was noted as 1450.

•What was the impact of the Printing press?

The impact of this new machine had created a new way of producing written literature. From the point and time before it was created everything was written by hand. After it had been invented it was of the most prized possession of the time. England at one point had their own printing press guarded in the tower of London. Although over time the printing press became easier to produce and less protected. The reason why the government had a printing press was so they could spread their own biased information through the newspaper. Gutenberg's occupation was being a goldsmith, which gave the work space and tools to create the printing press. The printing press made the old ways of making literature obsolete.