Johannes Itten

center of the universe. He distributed this information, mostly anonymously due to recent rebellion of the Church. His controversial Copernican hypothesis opened the path in which others would follow and build their solutions based on his conclusions. Johannes Kepler, a Lutheran pater, fell into the study of astronomy. A believer of the heliocentric model of Copernicus, discovered the solution was the ellipse. The orbits of the planets around the Sun are ellipses with the Sun at its focus. He…

The artist Johannes Vermeer was not very well known in his lifetime. Not much is known about his training nor do we know much about the artists he interacted with throughout his professional career. As a result, we see Vermeer’s unique as one completely his own. Throughout his oeuvre, he has developed many patterns in his compositions and subject matter. The tools and motifs he used can be found and analyzed in many of this works by contemporary scholars. However, scholars seem less willing to…

The invention of the printing press led to the spread of new ideas, literature, and religion throughout Europe. Johannes Guttenburg's invention of the printing press was a vital turning point during the time of the Renaissance. It shook the grounds of religion and encouraged people to become more educated. The printing press impacted the lives of the rich and the poor by creating a cheaper and faster way to spread knowledge, literature, and religion. Before the printing press was…

helped lead us to our new technology? Printing presses have improved our printing. Instead of printing with woodblocks one letter per press, a easier machine was invented. A printing press is a machine for printing images or text and this was made by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1450s. So, what was a more important consequence of the printing press; exploration or reformation? In my opinion, the printing press had a more important consequence of exploration because with the printing press, they…

An craftsmen and inventor Johann Gutenberg who developed a printing method that revolutionized to produce books faster and made them affordable. In circa 1398, Gutenberg was born into a merchant family in Mainz, Germany. While living in Germany, he was trained by his family to be a goldsmith and a blacksmith. Experimenting with printing began in 1428 when a craftsmen revolt erupted causing his family to vacate and settling in Strasbourg, France. He later then manufactured metal blocks that…

There have been many major milestones in the history of mass media. From the production of the newspaper, radio, television, and social media, mass media has continued to affected culture throughout history. The printing press, invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, made the mass production of print media possible. New transportation technologies make it easier for texts to reach a wide audience. Friedrich Koenig, a German printer, pushed media production even further when he…

During the late nineteenth and early twentieth century America was going through expansionism. The country was developing economically, technological changes were taking place and major waves of immigration was being experienced. All these changes and developments were impacting various field, including the printing press. New era of communication was being established, and printing press was the essential tool. Printing press have had an enormous impact of influence on people. Since, the…

Gutenberg and the Printing Press https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xs4sg92XYJZ5VS9UWbj_8JDKD0WVQvn4yZcaRv4vXP8/edit?usp=sharing If you had been Gutenberg, would you have died a happy man or considered your life a failure? Why? I would have died a happy man if I were Gutenberg, because I would have made one of the best inventions in the world. Where would we be without printing books we would still be writing them if it wasn’t for Gutenburg we could probably only fill up like seven libraries…

Johannes Brahms was a German composer and pianist. He lived from 1833 to 1897 during the romantic music period. Many people associate him with Bach and Beethoven, considering them the three biggest influences in classical music. Brahms composed for piano, chamber ensembles, symphony orchestra, and voice and chorus. His technique roots from the Baroque and Classical styles. He is known as the master of counterpoint, symphonic, and sonata style, approaching harmony and melody in a new and…

Banned Books No More German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg invented a highly successful printing press that the Church took advantage of to spread their beliefs in 1454 (Special Collections). The exact number of books that have been printed since then is unknown; however, Leonid Taycher, a Google software engineer, has stated on the blog “Google Books Search” that there are about 146 million “printed and bound” books. Like people, not all books are the same and each one has a different message…