September 21, 2023

September 21, 2023
THE PRINTING PRESS

The printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg.
The printing press made it possible to print books in large
quantities, which helped to spread knowledge and ideas
throughout society.
PREPAID BY: Gracy Miel D. Pallanan

PREPAID FOR: Sir Dominador Santos
STNETNOC FO ELBAT
1 INTRODUCTION 3
2 BODY
FINDINGS
4
4
WHAT IS A PRINTING PRESS? 4
WHO INVENTED THE PRINTING PRESS? 5
HOW WAS THE PRINTING PRESS INVENTED? 6
WHY WAS THE PRINTING PRESS INVENTED? 7
WHY IS THE PRINTING PRESS IMPORTANT? 8
3 APPENDIX 9
INTRODUCTION
Before the invention of the

printing press, books were
handwritten and were very
expensive and time-
consuming to produce.
Gutenberg’s printing press
made it possible to
produce books much more
quickly and cheaply.
The printing press revolutionized the way

information was shared and disseminated,
and it played a crucial role in the
development of modern education, science,
and culture. The printing press made it
possible to print books in large quantities,
which helped to spread knowledge and
ideas throughout society.
FINDINGS
The printing press is a device that allows
for the mass production of uniformly
printed matter, mainly text in the form of
What is a
books, pamphlets, and newspapers.
printing
Created in China, the printing press
press?
revolutionized society there before being
further developed in Europe in the 15th
century by Johannes Gutenberg and his
invention of the Gutenberg press.
FINDINGS
Johannes Gutenberg in full Johann Gensfleisch zur
Laden zum Gutenberg, (born 14th century, Mainz
[Germany]—died probably February 3, 1468, Mainz),
Who was a German craftsman and inventor who originated a
invented the method of printing from movable type.
printing
press? Gutenberg was the son of a patrician from Mainz. What
little information exists about him, other than that he
had acquired skills in metalwork, comes from
documents of financial transactions. Exiled from Mainz
in the course of a bitter struggle between the guilds of
that city and the patricians, Gutenberg moved to
Strassburg (now Strasbourg, France), probably
between 1428 and 1430. Records put his presence
there from 1434 to 1444. He engaged in such crafts as
gem cutting, and he also taught a number of pupils.
FINDINGS
Gutenberg's press was the combined effort of several
discoveries and inventions. The printing press was built
around the traditional screw press, a precursor to today's
drill press, with an added matrix on which individually-cast
How was the
letters and symbols could be arranged to form the desired
printing
text. This moveable type design allowed pages of text to be
press quickly assembled from a pre-cast selection of letters and
invented? symbols rather than laboriously carved from a block of
wood as in the block printing method. Gutenberg also
created a unique oil-based ink that transferred from his
metal type to the printing substrate much more effectively
than the water-based inks that other printers of the era
used. In order to print a page, Gutenberg would arrange the
necessary letters on the matrix and coat them in his ink.
The matrix was then mounted on the contact end of the
modified screw press and lowered until it struck the paper
underneath. The process, while labor- intensive, allowed
Gutenberg to print pages at a much greater rate than
printers using the block printing method or those doing
manuscript work.
FINDINGS
In 1436, Johaness Gutenberg, a German goldsmith,
began designing a machine capable of producing
pages of text at an incredible speed—a product that he
Why was the hoped would offset losses from a failed attempt to sell
printing metal mirrors.
press
invented? The printing press made it possible to produce books
and other texts quickly, accurately, and less
expensively, which allowed them to be reproduced in
greater numbers. Before the printing press, books
belonged primarily to the upper classes. But with
books cheaper and more readily available, the middle
class could access them as well. This led to an increase
in the literacy and education of the public. The
development of the printing press has been credited
with helping to usher in the modern era by enabling
the spread of information across all levels of society.
FINDINGS
The printing press is a useful tool for

communicating and disseminating ideas on
Why is the paper quickly and on a large scale. Before the
printing advent of radio, television, the Internet, and
press other forms of mass media, printed materials
important? (such as treatises, books, bulletins, newspapers,
and magazines) were used to share ideas
quickly and efficiently for the purposes of
informing large numbers of people about
current events, business opportunities, cultural
and religious practices, and educational
purposes.
APPENDIX
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September 21, 2023

THE PRINTING PRESS

PREPAID BY: Gracy Miel D. Pallanan

Before the invention of the

The printing press revolutionized the way

The printing press is a useful tool for

Britannica (1994), Discover how Johannes Gutenberg's printing press

Britannica (1994), Why is the printing press important?, Google.

H. E., Lehmann-Haupt (2023), Johannes Gutenberg, Britannica.

History.com editors (2023), Printing Press, History.com

J. Farey Jr. (1819), Printing Press, Wikipedia.

Printing Museum, Gutenberg Press, Google.

North Idaho College, The Printing Press, Google.

Totally Stockport (2023), The Printing Press, Google.

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