Did you know that Gutenberg did not invent the movable type? Movable type was used in China as early as 1041 and it was made with clay. Johannes Gutenberg’s accomplishment was to complete, in 1440, a wooden printing press which used movable metal types.

Did you know that Printing have started in Babylon 4000 years BC (Before Christ)? They were printing by impression with seals or stamps into moist clay.

What is the second greatest invention in the history of printing? The Linotype machine invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler in 1886, USA. Instead of casting types one by one you could now cast lines of types.

Did you know that Gutenberg had a background as a goldsmith?