1. Johann Gutenberg The man, The myth, The legend By: Mitchell Birky And Jeffrey Freitag

2. The Birth of a Legend Born around 1400 in Mainz, Germany Named after the house he was born in Nothing is known about his first 15 years

3. Resurface In March, 1434, lived in Strausbourg Germany 1437, worked as gem polisher Also recorded a broken marriage in 1437

4. The Printing Press

5. Around 1439, he appeared Aachen Germany as a mirror maker. In order to pay off debts, he had to invent something The idea of the printing press is said to have come from this debt

6. The Creation Johann took out a loan in 1488, presumably for a printing press By 1450, printing press was said to be operational

7. 42 Line Bible In 1455, Gutenburg published his “Gutenburg Bible” Printed over 180 copies First mass produced copy

8. 1450-1455 Gutenburg printed many texts: –Ars Minor –Several Church Scripts

9. Late Life Won many awards –Hofmann –Credited as the inventor of typography Widely renowned for changing literature forever Died in February 1468

10. Works Cited "Johannes Gutenberg." Wikipedia. 2 Feb. 2007. 5 Feb. 2007. Streissguth, Thomas. Communications: Sending the Message. Minneapolis, MN: The Oliver Press Inc., 1997.