Gutenberg

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Johannes Gutenberg Johannes Gutenberg was a German inventor as well as a blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who introduced printing to Europe. Gutenberg invented the printing press with replaceable/moveable wooden or metal letters in 1436 (completed by 1440). This method of printing can be credited not only for a revolution in the production of books, but also for fostering rapid development in the sciences, arts and religion through the transmission of texts. Johannes Gutenberg is also accredited with printing the Gutenberg Bible, the first real book to be printed using the technique of printing which Gutenberg invented in the 1450s.         