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The first printing press was invented in Germany around the year 1440, towards the end of the medieval period.

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Who inventing the printing press?

Printing Press was invented by Johann Gutenberg


German who invented the printing press?

Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Approx. 1436


How old was Gutenberg when he invented the printing press?

when johann gutenberg invented the printing press he was 52


Who invented the printing press in the middle ages?

Guttenberg in Worms Germany. You can still see it there today.


Who invented the first newspaper?

If you are referring to the modern newspaper it was Johannes Gutenberg because the invented the printing press.


Invented the printing press?

The printing press was invented by a man named Johannes Gutenberg. The printing press was invented in the year of 1440.


Who invented the printing press in 1440?

Johannes Gutenberg from Mainz, Germany invented the printing press in 1440.


What famous inventor invented the printing press?

In 1436 Gutenburg invented the printing press in Germany.


Who idea was it to make the printing press?

Gutenberg of Germany invented the printing press.


What does a middle ages newspaper look like?

There were no newspapers in this time. The printing press wasn't invented until 1446 and by then the middle ages was over. People couldn't read or write. About 90% of the population was illiterate, so IF the printing press had been invented people couldn't have read a newspaper.


Was the printing press invented in the middle ages?

The printing press was developed by Johannes Gutenberg around the year 1440. Many consider the middle ages to have lasted until the year 1500, so yes, the printing press was invented during the late middle ages. If you were meaning to ask if printing was available during the middles, for the great majority of the medieval period it was not available, coming in only at the end and then initially in limited distribution.


When did Johannes Gutenberg invent the printing press?

In the late 1440s Johann Gutenberg developed printing by movable type. (Printing using wood blocks and so on was already well known).Note that printing by movable type was already known in Korea.He invented the printing press in 1454.Gutenberg did not invent the printing press, the printing press he used was a modified lithography press that already existed. What he invented was movable type, which greatly sped up the process of setting up the press for printing.