9. Who is Johann Gutenberg? What are his achievements? Solution Johann Gutenberg was a German was the person who introduced printing in Europe. Apart from this, he was a goldsmith, blacksmith and a publisher. He was the sole reason for the printing revolution to start in Europe. The machine he introduced, mechanical movable type printer was considered the most important invention of the second millennium. In 1439, Gutenberg was the first and the only European who used a mechanical printer. The key feature in the printer was that it had hand-molded wooden characters and an oil based ink and wooden machine made from screw presses. This enabled 42 lines to be printed at once, and hence the cost of printing decreased. This in turn lead to the Renaissance, Reformation and age of scientific Enlightenment. People could now share ideas at a very less cost. Gutenberg\'s most notable publication was the Gutenberg bible. And after this the printing press was used to mass produce bibles..

1. 9. Who is Johann Gutenberg? What are his achievements?
Solution
Johann Gutenberg was a German was the person who introduced printing in Europe. Apart from
this, he was a goldsmith, blacksmith and a publisher. He was the sole reason for the printing
revolution to start in Europe. The machine he introduced, mechanical movable type printer was
considered the most important invention of the second millennium.
In 1439, Gutenberg was the first and the only European who used a mechanical printer. The key
feature in the printer was that it had hand-molded wooden characters and an oil based ink and
wooden machine made from screw presses. This enabled 42 lines to be printed at once, and
hence the cost of printing decreased. This in turn lead to the Renaissance, Reformation and age
of scientific Enlightenment. People could now share ideas at a very less cost.
Gutenberg's most notable publication was the Gutenberg bible. And after this the printing press
was used to mass produce bibles.