• 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.
