Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (c. 1398 – 3 February 1468) was a German metalsmith and inventor who gained fame for his contributions to printing technology in the 1450s, including metal type alloys and oil-based ink. , molds for precisely printing letters, and a new kind of printing press based on the printers used in making wine.

Tradition credits him as the inventor of the printing press in Europe, an improvement on the block printing system already in use in the region. By combining these elements in a production system, he made possible the rapid printing of written material,[1] as well as the information explosion in Renaissance Europe.

His major work, the Gutenberg Bible (also known as the 42-line Bible), has been recognized as having high aesthetic and technical quality.

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