These pioneers included German goldsmith Johannes Gutenberg, who developed a press that would eventually see him recognised as the father of modern-day printing. “Integral to Gutenberg’s ...

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Johannes Gutenberg was a man with a plan. The German inventor decided to make the most of his new technology — the movable-type printing press — by producing an unprecedented version of the ...

. But the most important part of his invention was actually moveable type. Before Gutenberg, the closest Europe had to printing was the woodblock. The woodblock was a piece of wood with all the ...

which could put his name in history books someday alongside Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the Gutenberg printing press.

When Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1440, he surely could never have imagined just how much it would change the lives of people all over the world for centuries to come.

The first invention in China in the seventh century was the paper currency. Paper currency is one of China’s most important inventions as paper currency has been adopted worldwide. Usage of paper ...

The wheel, invented around 3500 BCE, revolutionised transportation and agriculture, enabling the movement of goods and people. Invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, the printing ...