He didn’t invent printing. Nor did he invent the typewriter. Yet
what he invented changed the lives of the Europeans and eventually the rest of
the world. Johannes Gutenberg, one of the most honorable inventors in the
history of mankind, invented the printing press which sprouted the telling of
tales and bloomed literacy rate like never before. In 1440, Johannes Gutenberg
invented the technique of printing with movable letters in the German city
Mainz. Gutenberg’s printing press propagated literature to the multitudes for
the first time and this became a dominant advantage during the glorious
Renaissance age.
Johannes Gutenberg: Inventor of the Printing, by Fran Rees, is an
excellent biography about the infamous Johannes Gutenberg. I had a great time
reading this biography because not only did I learn about the life of Johannes
Gutenberg but I also got a glimpse of the history of a shift in the print media
and how it affected the masses. This biography helped me understand a crucial
part of European history since the invention of the printing press changed our
world and the effect of the renaissance era.
Reviewed by Anonymous, Grade 12
Glendale Central Library
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