The History of the Printing Press in the Early 1450’s (578 words, 2 pages)
Printing Press HistoryIn the early 1450's rapid cultural change in Europe fueled a growing need forthe rapid and cheap production of written documents. Johannes Gutenberg, agoldsmith and businessman from the mining town of Mainz in southern Germany,borrowed money to develop a technology that could address this serious economicbottleneck. Gutenberg foresaw ...
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