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Johannes Gutenberg By:Elizabeth Koenig 

=Johanne was born around the year 1398 and died on February 3rd 1468. He was about 70 years old. = =­ = =He lived in Mainz, Germany. = = = =Five facts about him = Johannes Gutenberg lived a very interesting life. He invented something that would change everyone’s life in a positive way. He invented the printing press around 1440. This printing press allows for books, newspaper, and even papers like this. This invention modified how people thought because now people could learn more. Since the printing press was invented it aloud for more books. Because of Johannes Gutenberg creation life in the near future would dramatically be different in a better way.
 * The Gutenberg Bibles surviving today are known as one of the oldest surviving books printed with movable type
 * In 1462 he was exiled from his hometown, Mainz.
 * One of his bibles is worth around $30 million. There are only 21 existing today.
 * He was named after the name of his neighborhood.
 * His bibles were sold for an amount equal to around 3 year’ wages for an average clerk.