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Gutenberg

American  
[goot-n-burg, goot-n-berk] / ˈgut nˌbɜrg, ˈgut nˌbɛrk /

noun

  1. Johannes Johann Gensfleisch, c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type.


Gutenberg British  
/ ˈɡuːtənbɛrk, ˈɡuːtənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

  1. Johann (joˈhan), original name Johannes Gensfleisch. ?1398–1468, German printer; inventor of printing by movable type

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The study was led by Flinders University, working with researchers from ALTIS, Johannes Gutenberg University, and Nord University.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Then Gutenberg came along with a press and Black was out of work.

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

Where that’s all headed is anybody’s guess, just as it was half a millennium ago, early in the Gutenberg revolution of print.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

It now houses approximately 178 million items, from ancient clay tablets to Stradivarius violins, from the Gutenberg Bible to ever-expanding digital records.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

In contrast, the potential mass market for printing in medieval Europe induced numerous investors to lend money to Gutenberg.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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