Johannes Gutenberg
Gutenberg' Life
"Johann Gutenberg." Encyclopedia of World Biography. N.p., 12 Dec. 1998. Web. 3 Feb. 2014.
The Printing Press
Germany
Gutenberg
Great Accomplishments and Impacts on Society
Great Accomplishments
Gutenberg's great accomplishment was the printing press which revolutionized the world by making communication easier to spread throughout the words in print. The first printed book was the Bible or known as the "Gutenberg Bible" was printed in 1455 and there was 42 lines in each page of the Bible. It had good technical quality and it became a great accomplishment from the hand written manuscript which was the common method at that time period.
Impacts on Society
With the invention of the printing press, Gutenberg led the way to the printing revolution and creation of other printing machines like the printer.
Facts about Gutenberg
2. There is about only 21 left existing Gutenberg bibles and one of them is likely around $30 million
3. The original bible sold for about 30 florins
4. Johann Fust left Gutenberg in bankruptcy
5.There is also a museum in his honor in Germany