In 1450, all Europe's books were hand copied and amounted to only a
few thousand. By 1500 they were printed, and numbered in their
millions. The invention of one man -- Johann Gutenberg -- had
caused a revolution. Printing by moveable type was a discovery
waiting to happen.
Born in 1400 in Mainz, Germany, Gutenberg struggled against a
background of plague and religious upheaval to bring his remarkable
invention to light. His story is full of paradox: his ambition was
to unite all Christendom, but his invention shattered it. He aimed
to make a fortune, but was cruelly denied the fruits of his life's
work. Yet history remembers him as a visionary. His discovery marks
the beginning of the modern world.
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