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Gutenburg (other)
Gutenburg may refer to: * Gutenburg, Switzerland, Canton of Bern See also * Johannes Gutenberg, German inventor of lead-based movable type for printing * ''Guttenburg The ''Guttenburg'' was a German brig of 170 tons that was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands on 1 January 1860, resulting in the death of 26 of the 31 people aboard. ''Canton'' survivors The ''Guttenburg'' picked up 14 survivors from the ''Canton'', ...'', a German brig wrecked on the Goodwin Sands on 1 January 1860 * Gutenberg (other) * Guttenberg (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Gutenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gutenburg, Switzerland
Gutenburg is a village in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. On June 7, 2006, the independent municipality decided to merge into the municipality of Madiswil Madiswil is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the Oberaargau (administrative district), Oberaargau administrative district in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Bern (canton), Bern in Switzerland. Since January 1, 2007, Gutenburg .... The merger was completed on January 1, 2007. References External links *Restaurant Bad Gutenburg Villages in the canton of Bern Former municipalities of the canton of Bern {{Bern-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Gutenberg
Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (; – 3 February 1468) was a German inventor and Artisan, craftsman who introduced letterpress printing to Europe with his movable type, movable-type printing press. Though not the first of its kind, earlier designs were restricted to East Asia, and Gutenberg's version was the first to Global spread of the printing press, spread across the world. His work led to an information revolution and the unprecedented mass-spread of literature throughout Europe. It also had a direct impact on the development of the Renaissance, Reformation and Humanism, humanist movement, ushering in the modern period of human history. His many contributions to printing include the invention of a process for mass-producing movable type; the use of oil-based ink for printing books; adjustable molds; mechanical movable type; and the use of a wooden printing press similar to the agricultural screw presses of the period. Gutenberg's method for making type is tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guttenburg
The ''Guttenburg'' was a German brig of 170 tons that was wrecked on the Goodwin Sands on 1 January 1860, resulting in the death of 26 of the 31 people aboard. ''Canton'' survivors The ''Guttenburg'' picked up 14 survivors from the ''Canton'', which she had found dis-masted and waterlogged off the coast of Newfoundland. The survivors were later delivered safely into the hands of the Walmer lugger ''Cosmopolite'' in a chance meeting off the coast of Dover. Wreck On 1 January 1860, the ''Guttenburg'' met with hurricane-force winds in thick fog and snow off the Goodwin Sands, which drove the brig onto the South Sand Head where it capsized during the storm. Distress signals were fired but were not seen by the harbor authorities because of the weather. The Deal boatman Stephen Pritchard sent a telegram to Ramsgate harbor, asking for the lifeboat there to be launched. The lifeboat ''Northumberland'', pulled by the Ramsgate steam tugboat A tugboat or tug is a marine vesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gutenberg (other)
Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400–1468) was a German printer who invented effective mechanical printing. Gutenberg may also refer to: People * Gutenberg (surname) Places * Gutenberg (crater), a crater on the Moon * Gutenberg, Germany, a municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Gutenberg an der Raabklamm, a municipality in Styria, Austria * Gutenberg Castle, a castle in Liechtenstein * Gutenburg Castle, a ruined castle in Gutenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Education * Gutenberg College, a four-year college in Eugene, Oregon * Gutenberg Museum, Mainz, Germany * Project Gutenberg, a volunteer effort to digitize, archive, and distribute cultural works Other uses *''Gutenberg'', a 1993 children's book by author and illustrator Leonard Everett Fisher * Gutenberg Bible, printed by Johannes Gutenberg circa 1455 * '' Gutenberg! The Musical!'', off-Broadway musical running in New York City * The Gutenberg discontinuity, a seismic propagation discontinuity at the core–ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
