Johannes Gutenberg-the pioneer of the printing press Johannes Gutenberg was chosen to be the most important figure of the past millennium by the media.You may not be familiar with him. (1)FF Gutenberg is praised for having invented the printing press and therefore preparing the way for printing books.
He was born into a wealthy family in the city of Mainz,Germany.His early training was in goldsmithjye.aig.In 1428,he moved to Strasbourg and lived there for almost 20 years. (2)DD
Gutenberg used his skills in metalwork for the mass production of books. (3)BB That means that each copy of the Catholic Bible and all of its 73 books were painstakingly handwritten by men.Gutenberg fashioned a font of over 300 characters,far larger than the fonts of jye.aiday.To make this possible,he invented the variable-width mold and perfected the mixture of materials used by type factories up to the present century.
(4)GG Between 1450 and 1455,while preparing to produce a large Latin Bible,Gutenberg is thought to have printed a number of smaller books,a calendar and a papal Letter of Indulgence.The Bible of 42 lines,the oldest surviving printed book in the Western world,was completed by August 15,1456.
The invention of the modern printing press changed the way information was delivered. (5)AA Even today in the computer age,we rely heavily on the printed word or text for instruction,information and for the pleasure of reading literature.
A.In fact,this invention contributed a lot to educating the masses worldwide.
B.Before the spread of his idea,books were primarily handwritten.
C.Gutenberg made the world a much richer place.
D.It was in Strasbourg that he probably made his first experiments with moveable type and printing.
E.Gutenberg's idea was one of the greatest of all human beings.
F.But he has certainly influenced your life in some ways.
G.By 1450,Gutenberg was back in Mainz at work on a printing press.
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