J ohannes Guten-

berg,German crafts-
fficiently thick to
adhere well to
man and inventor metal type and
who originated a transfer well to
method of printing vellum or paper, and
from movable type. a new press, likely
Elements of his in- adapted from those
vention are thought used in producing
to have included a paper, for applying
metal alloy that firm even pressure
could melt readily to printing surfac-
and cool quickly to es.Gutenberg’s
form durable reus- printing press was
able type, an considered a histo-
oil-based ink that ry-changing inven-
could be made suffi- tion,