Zinger Key Points The Gutenberg printing press was invented in 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg in Europe. A fun stat about the printing press and Elon Musk shows just how much money the Tesla CEO has.

The printing press was invented 584 years ago Depending on the date it was invented, it could have been 213,401 days ago (based on Jan 1. 1440 and Aug. 29, 2024) ...

From there, the benefits of Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press caught on like wildfire, with over 100 printers in operation across Europe by 1480.

The printing press was first invented in 1440 AD by Johannes Gutenberg. It’s not so relevant to our day to day lives today, but it’s a technology that forever changed the path of human history.

An analysis at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory aims to shed light on the origins of the printing press, comparing Germany’s Gutenberg Bible and early Korean Confucion texts.

And the printing press existed earlier in East Asia.” In the golden hills above Menlo Park, the work to solve that puzzle is conducted by SLAC’s synchrotron.