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5. Questions and Answers

Who's Gutenberg?

Johann Gutenberg was the German inventor of printing from movable type (1390-1468 )

from http://www.encyclopedia.com
     Gutenberg, Johann
     c.1397-1468, German printer, believed to have been the first
     European to print with movable TYPE. Laurens Janszoon Koster
     of Holland and Pamfilo Castaldi of Italy are thought by some to
     have preceded him. Gutenberg's name did not appear on any of
     his work, and details of his life are scant. He is thought to have
     trained as a goldsmith. He may have invented PRINTING in
     Strasbourg in 1436 or 1437, but the work attributed to him,
     including the MAZARIN BIBLE (1455), was done in Mainz. He
     had to give up his press and types to Johann FUST for debt.

Why did I write KGutenbook?

- Well, that's a good question. I suppose because it was there.


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