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c. 1398 - 1468Life of Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of the printing press.
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1418Johannes Gutenberg is enrolled at University of Erfurt.
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1439Johannes Gutenberg's business venture of mirrors sold to pilgrims fails.
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1440To appease investors in his mirror business, Gutenberg unveils his printing press.
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1450Gutenberg's printing press is operating in Mainz.
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1456Gutenberg's main investor, Fust, calls in the debt he owes, sues him, and takes over the printing press.
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1465Gutenberg is recognized as inventor of the printing press and given an annual stipend.
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1468Gutenberg dies in obscurity and relative poverty.
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1556Gutenberg prints the Bible.