Johann Gutenberg

In Germany, in the city of Mainz, Johann zum Gänsefleisch, commonly known as Johann Gutenberg, had just invented a new method of copying books.

The Story of Mankind 1921

Wearing a mask and dressed as a ninja, 19-year-old expelled student Robert Steinhäuser shot and killed 16 people at the Johann Gutenberg gymnasium in Erfurt.

Updates on the German School Shooting - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

Wearing a mask and dressed as a ninja, 19-year-old expelled student Robert Steinhäuser shot and killed 16 people at the Johann Gutenberg gymnasium in Erfurt.

Updates on the German School Shooting - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009

The invention of printing from movable types, about 1452, by Johann Gutenberg of Mainz marks an era in Latin hymnology, because of the prompt use of the new method to multiply the Church books in use in the various dioceses.

August 6: The Feast of the Transfiguration bls 2008

The invention of printing from movable types, about 1452, by Johann Gutenberg of Mainz marks an era in Latin hymnology, because of the prompt use of the new method to multiply the Church books in use in the various dioceses.

Archive 2008-08-01 bls 2008

Johann Gutenberg (c. 1400-c. 1468) would be quite astonished to witness the speed at which we print type today and the copious amounts of paper that can be printed at one time.

A Holy Trinity 2008

In fact, Paul Johnson in The Renaissance: A Short History credits the invention of the printing press in Mainz, Germany by Johann Gutenberg as the single most important event of the era, as the printing of books allowed for the explosion of learning to spread past the church leaders, princely classes, and academics to the growing merchant class.

Archive 2005-12-01 ricklibrarian 2005

In 1455 Johann Gutenberg unveiled his printing press to the world by printing copies of the Gutenberg Bible.

The Future of Libraries | Impact Lab 2005

In fact, Paul Johnson in The Renaissance: A Short History credits the invention of the printing press in Mainz, Germany by Johann Gutenberg as the single most important event of the era, as the printing of books allowed for the explosion of learning to spread past the church leaders, princely classes, and academics to the growing merchant class.

The Renaissance: A Short History by Paul Johnson ricklibrarian 2005

By general agreement it is comparable in its impact to the invention of movable type by Johann Gutenberg almost 600 years ago.

The Rule of Three Jagdish Sheth 2002