Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1398 – February 3, 1468) was a German blacksmith, goldsmith, printer, and publisher who invented the first printing press. Gutenberg's printing press revolutionised the creation of books and helped make them affordable, ushering in a new era of affordable books and literature.
Gutenberg was born in the German city of Mainz. He started his working life as a merchant, but then moved into work as a blacksmith and goldsmith.
At one point, Gutenberg became heavily indebted due to a failed investment in holy mirrors. It is said he promised his creditors that they could have a share in his new printing press he was working on. It is also said the idea for the printing press, came like a flash of light, though this may have been an embellished story added at a later day.
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