Johannes Gutenberg

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Johannes Gutenberg
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Gutenberg and the Renaissance

• Development of the printing press was a turning
  point in the history of Western Civilization
• Influenced cultural and commercial developments
  in northern and western Europe in the 16th
  century
• Gutenbergs invention ensured that information
  could be reproduced accurately, quickly, and
  cheaply

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Gutenberg and the Renaissance

• Writing and composing new works became common
• Another new use of printing was the production of
  maps relating to the discoveries of the new world
• Accurate maps were absolutely essential in the
  conceptualization by Europeans of the modern
  world.