Johannes Gutenberg Influence

A German blacksmith named Johannes Gutenberg was known for inventing the mechanical moveable type printing press. Gutenberg’s printing press is considered the most important invention of the modern era because it profoundly impacted the transmission of knowledge. Invented around 1439, initiated nothing less than a revolution in print technology. His scripts allowed manuscripts to be massed produced at relatively affordable costs. It allowed the mass printing of ideas and greatly aided education. In the process, it changed the world. During the middle ages, most people could not read they looked to the church to teach them about religion and how to live life. The printing press began to help people learn how to read, slowly people became educated