gutenberg, johann

Presents a biography of Johannes Gutenberg, telling the story of how he worked diligently to develop a printing press.

A biography of fifteenth-century goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg, who developed the first moveable-type printing press.

Explores how Johann Gutenberg ignited an unprecedented explosion of new information in 1450 with his invention of movable type and the printing press.

A biography of the fifteenth-century German printer who revolutionized printing with the invention of movable type.

1450, Mainz, Germany: The first-ever printed book was "made of rags and bones, soot and seeds," lead, tin, and oak. And it changed the world forever.

Having reluctantly accompanied his academic mother and pesky younger sister to Oxford, twelve-year-old Blake Winters is at loose ends until he stumbles across an ancient and magical book, secretly brought to England in 1453 by Gutenberg's mute apprentice to save it from evil forces, and which now draws Blake into a dangerous and life-threatening quest.

A career biography of fifteenth-century printer Johann Gutenberg, focusing on his development of the letterpress printing process.

An account of how Johann Gutenberg worked to developed a printing press with moveable type, telling of the long process involved in trying to print the Bible, and how the invention was taken from him just before he achieved his goal. Presented in graphic format.

A biography of the man who developed printing from moveable type in the fifteenth century.

Profiles the life and work of Johannes Gutenberg, describing his personal life, inventions, and how the printing press changed the world; and including related Web addresses and suggestions for further reading.