- Literacy, enabled by printed words, allows ideas to transcend time and space, influencing events and changing the world; this is largely credited to one man.
- Johannes Gutenberg, born in Mainz, studied at Erfurt University and was a goldsmith; he faced financial trouble after borrowing money in 1439.
- In 1439, Gutenberg invested in mirrors for an event delayed by flooding, leaving him unable to repay investors and forcing him to reveal his secret project.
- Gutenberg’s secret was the mechanical printing press with movable type, a revolutionary invention that spread knowledge, fueled major historical movements, and transformed history.
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