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My biography is about an inventor named Johannes Gutenberg which is short for Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg. Johannes Gutenberg was born in the year of 1395 in Mainz, Germany. Gutenberg's nationality was German. He was born in a modest family. I do know he had siblings, but I could not find any information about their names or anything else. Gutenberg was the third son of Freile zum Gensfleisch and Else Wirick zum Gutenberg which was his father's second wife. He got the name…

Everyday, we read books. Instruction books, books for our own pleasure, books for school work. Books printed in ink on paper. Books like the very book you’re reading were printed using a giant, efficient, mechanical printer. While we owe technology for that high-tech printer, the concept of word processing today is all based off Johann Gutenberg’s genius idea of movable type. During the Renaissance, most books were hand-copied and took years just to complete a single book. Later, block printing…

Printing has been around since about 3000 BCE where the first printing presses were blocks and cylinders. The images were first duplicated on clay blocks, then silk fabrics, and finally paper. Technology has since evolved to the digital printing that we have today. Digital printing involves printing a digital image through a type of medium which include paper. There exist basically two types of digital printing products in the marketplace that are stickers and posters. Sticker printing is the…

Before she moved across town to serve the Vermeer family, Griet, the main character, had a close bond with her family. Her mother, sister Agnes and Griet would laugh during their daily chores and she would explore the city of Delft, their dutch hometown, with her two beloved siblings, Agnes and Frans. She was able to talk and confide in her father, who helped her gain perspective and wisdom. Everything changed as Griet’s family found misfortune when her father, a tiler in Delft, lost his…

many ways starting in the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a period of rebirth in Europe, and it was a period of inventions as well. One of the most important inventions that changed Europe and the entire world was the printing press created by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1440’s. The printing press allowed the production of much more books, so much more people was able to get them. In order to print the books or documents, the printers had to use paper, so the printing press also helped to the…

One of the most influential inventions of the Renaissance era, the printing press has helped shape the way humans read and write for centuries. It has made enormous contributions to the Renaissance era, allowing for widespread type of all literature and mass production of literature for all to read. It has also allowed for scientists to spread their ideas and experiments with each other in an accurate fashion. The Protestant Reformation, started by Martin Luther, had a huge impact on the…

The Renaissance was a period of drastic change which brought about new innovations. A technological innovation, the printing press, was among these new ideas. We read newspapers, books, and see advertisements daily without considering where any of it originated. Well, it all started with the printing press. This essay will discuss the origins, the evolution, and the impact the printing press has had on todays society. The printing press originated in the early 15th century in Germany. It was…

We are to watch the movie, “A Girl with a Pearl Earrings”, by the director Peter Weber, that was filmed in 2003. The movie is based on Johannes Vermeer, the famous artist’s life and what is the story behind his painting of the girl with the pearl earrings. The movie is quit modest with the way it presented that period of time with the way they dressed to the way they spoke. It also focused of how art was important, precious and a luxury to attain. It addresses the tough life of people that…

Before the 1440s, reproducing a book would take, depending on its size, from several months to several years. After the 1440s, in Europe, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press which turns out to be the one of the most important inventions in the history. The most important consequences of the printing press were the increasing efficiency in copying pieces of writings, the increment of literacy and the religious reform. The increasing efficiency in copying pieces of writings is one of…

Printing started off way back long ago. The was introduced in Europe by Johannes Gutenberg which is a goldsmith by profession around the year 1436. His press has made many contribution to the modern world and the world of typography. He has made printing easier , cheaper and faster compared to the traditional woodblock printing process. During his time he made a hand mould to create metal movable type. This has helped printing to be more efficient. There are a few significant contribution from…