15TH CENTURY’S iPHONE
Johannes Gutenberg is a legendary historical figure who earned a far greater reputation as a venture entrepreneur than Steve Jobs. He revolutionized a path that destroyed language-related barriers by creating one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind; the printing press.
Through dissemination of books on an industrial scale, he was able to provide individuals with ways to encounter various texts, increase the overall literacy rate and create numerous job opportunities. In essence, Gutenberg’s entrepreneurial spirit had driven him to create one of the world’s essential inventions.
A painting of workers in an old printing house, n.d., AEPM.
An illustration of the printing press in the 15th century, n.d., Science.
Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the Printing press; 2013; Indypendenthistory.
Gutenberg, German Inventor, n.d., SciencePhotoLibrary.
A reproduction of Gutenberg’s printing press, photographed by George P. Landow, 2000, Collection Deutsches Museum.
Gutenberg printing press invented the printing press sometime in the mid-fifteenth century; n.d.; Denver Public Library.