Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer?: The Story of Johannes Gutenberg

Book Description
In the new Who in the World series, masterful storytellers re-imagine the lives of important, but often neglected, persons in history.

Discover the intriguing story of Johannes Gutenberg in this first engaging junior-level biography. Robert Beckham goes beyond the few facts usually told about the inventor of the printing press and tells us Gutenberg's story. Why did Gutenberg make thousands of small mirrors? When did he learn how to mint coins? Why did his girlfriend take him to court? 16 illustrations.

About the Author
Robert Beckham is retired from a career in software development and technical writing at the Johnson Space Center. He lives in Pearland, Texas. Illustrator Jed Mickle resides in Lynchburg, Virginia, with his wife, Beth.

Who in the World Was the Secretive Printer?: The Story of Johannes Gutenberg,Robert Beckham,Jed Mickle,W. W. Norton & Company,0972860363,1397?-1468,Biography & Autobiography - General,Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology,Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction,Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12),Gutenberg, Johann,,History - General,Juvenile Nonfiction,Juvenile literature,Technology - Inventions & Discoveries,Biography: general,Germany,Printing & reprographic technology,Typography,c 1000 CE to c 1500

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