The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention that Changed the World by John Man

The Gutenberg Revolution: The Story of a Genius and an Invention that Changed the World

John Man

303 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history science technology informative slow-paced
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In 1450, all Europe’s books were hand copied and amounted to only a few thousand. By 1500 they were printed, and numbered in their millions. The invention of one man — Johann Gutenberg — had caused a revolution. Printing by moveable type was a dis...

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