johannes gutenberg invented the first printing press in 1450.
johannes gutenberg invented the first printing press in 1450.
who invented the first printing press in 1450?
johannes gutenberg
global spread of the printing press









































the global spread of the printing press began with the invention of the printing press with movable type by johannes gutenberg in mainz, germany . western printing technology was adopted in all world regions by the end of the 19th century, displacing the manuscript and block printing.









































in the western world, the operation of a press became synonymous with the enterprise of publishing and lent its name to a new branch of media, the "press" (see list of the oldest newspapers).









































section::::spread of the gutenberg press.









































section::::spread of the gutenberg press.:germany.
global spread of the printing press
the invention of the printing press revolutionized communication and book production, leading to the spread of knowledge. printing was rapidly spread from germany by emigrating german printers, but also by foreign apprentices returning home. a printing press was built in venice in 1469, and by 1500 the city had 417 printers. in 1470 johann heynlin set up a printing press in paris. in 1473 kasper straube published the "almanach cracoviense ad annum 1474" in kraków. dirk martens set up a printing press in aalst (flanders) in 1473. he printed a book about the two lovers of enea piccolomini who became pope pius ii. in 1476 a printing press was set up in england by william caxton. the italian juan pablos set up an imported press in mexico city in 1539. the first printing press in southeast asia was set up in the philippines by the spanish in 1593. the rev. jose glover intended to bring the first printing press to england's american colonies in 1638, but died on the voyage, so his widow, elizabeth harris glover, established the printing house, which was run by stephen day and became the cambridge press.
history of printing