The Importance Of Johann Gutenberg's Life During The 1400s

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It is a press, certainly, but a press from which shall flow in inexhaustible streams...Through it, God will spread His Word. A spring of truth shall flow from it: like a new star it shall scatter the darkness of ignorance, and cause a light heretofore unknown to shine amongst men.” Johann Gutenberg played a big role during the 1400s because of his amazing contribution towards literacy and learning. Johann Gutenberg was born somewhere in between the years 1394 and 1404. His official day of birth was said to be June 24th by the city of Mainz. Little is to be known about his childhood. The few known facts about Gutenberg were originated from legal and financial papers. He was born sometime before the turn of the 15th century. He was born in Mainz, Germany and later moved to Strasbourg in the early 1430s. Here he started making a living as an inventor. He occupied himself easily by coming up with techniques for polishing gemstones and creating mirrors for pilgrims visiting holy sites. Historians believe this early curiosity lead to his invention of the printing press. Gutenberg grew up as a wealthy boy. Growing up he enjoyed reading books unlike ours today. The books he read were handwritten; also known as manuscripts. During Gutenberg’s childhood a new …show more content…

without the invention of the printing press would we still possess the knowledge we have today? Yes Gutenberg did play a big part in advancing human knowledge. However, knowledge is not just ink on paper. The printing press only made copying content easier. You also might be wondering… If Gutenberg didn’t create the printing press would someone have invented it otherwise? Possibly. However, movable type printing was around in China during the 11th century and movable metal typing soon after. Books were produced by hand. They were written on surfaces of clay, papyrus, wax, and parchment. So to be honest, Gutenberg didn’t create books. He only create and easier way to produce

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