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Renaissance Activity 1A Factsheet

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JOHANN GUTENBERG
1400-1468

(1454) Makes printing press with movable type

*Combined movable metal type, a mold for casting type, oil- based ink, and a suitable press to print the Gutenberg Bible.

3 pts: His name doesn't appear on any books.

2 pts: Though he wasn't the first to invent the idea, he was the person who combined all the techniques to create mass production.

1 pt: His contribution greatly speeded the spread of ideas and without it there probably would not have been a Reformation.

"He does not appear to have been a particularly good business man, certainly he never managed to make much money on his invention."


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