Who invented the printing press, and what book did he print first?
Johannes Gutenberg (1400-1468)is said to be the inventor of the printing press, although the earliest printed book known is the ‘Diamond Sutra’ printed in China in 868ce. The Gutenberg Bible, known also as the Mazarin Bible and the 42-Line Bible, Latin edition of the Bible, printed at Mainz, Germany, about 1456. Although German bibliographers claim that it was printed by the German printer Johannes Gutenberg, the edition may have been finished and perfected by Johann Fust, a wealthy financier who gained Gutenberg’s share of the business in a lawsuit; and Peter Sch?ffer, Gutenberg’s assistant. The book is the first volume known to have been printed with movable metal type.
