A History of Newspaper: Gutenberg's Press Started a Revolution From: The Washington Post | Date: February 11, 1998| Author: Heming Nelson | Copyright 1998 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Johann Gutenberg, inventor of Europe's first printing press that used movable type, died penniless and blind in 1468. Much of what is known about his life comes from lawsuits filed by business partners eager to reap profits sure to be had by anyone who could satisfy the newly created demand for knowledge and news.

In the 50 years after Gutenberg started printing, an estimated 500,000 books were in circulation, printed on about 1,000 presses across the continent.

Gutenberg's i...

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