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Who's Gutenberg?
Johann Gutenberg was the German inventor of printing from movable type (1390-1468 )
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Gutenberg, Johann
c.1397-1468, German printer, believed to have been the first
European to print with movable TYPE. Laurens Janszoon Koster
of Holland and Pamfilo Castaldi of Italy are thought by some to
have preceded him. Gutenberg's name did not appear on any of
his work, and details of his life are scant. He is thought to have
trained as a goldsmith. He may have invented PRINTING in
Strasbourg in 1436 or 1437, but the work attributed to him,
including the MAZARIN BIBLE (1455), was done in Mainz. He
had to give up his press and types to Johann FUST for debt.
Why did I write KGutenbook?
- Well, that's a good question. I suppose because it was there.
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