Gutenberg

American

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

noun

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

Gutenberg British

/ ˈɡuːtənbɛrk, ˈɡuːtənˌbɜːɡ /

noun

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

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It is no coincidence that humanity shot forward when Gutenberg invented his printing press.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

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

Inside was a special edition of The Gold-Bug by Edgar Allan Poe that he had crafted himself using the Gutenberg 2004 EX-PRO Printing Press and Binding Machine he kept at his house.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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