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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The study's co-authors include Marino's former colleagues Libor Šmejkal and Jairo Sinova of Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, the researchers who originally proposed the concept of altermagnets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026

The Gutenberg Bible, with all its cascading social effects, would come later.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

There are many older works that are worth reading, of course, and Shakespeare, Ulysses, Anna Karenina, Frankenstein, and Mrs Dalloway can all be found on Project Gutenberg.

From Slate • Sep. 17, 2024

For instance, why did printing spread explosively in medieval Europe after Gutenberg printed his Bible in A.D.

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

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