I'll sue if you dont marry me...

I received an email from a friend, which debated my statement, "Before, cutting-edge technology and the writing industry were rarely seen hanging out."  We ended up discussing the inventions that have been derived from modern Publishing. The truth is, compared to other industries; publishing hasn't generated many advanced technologies.

So today, we'll look at the creator of the publishing industry: The Printing Press.

Circa 1440 AD, in Strasbourg, Germany, a crafty and often sued gentlemen named Johannes Gutenberg invented the mechanized printing press. There is little doubt, from a historical context, that this was the true beginning of the Publishing Industry. It also aided and began many other advancements of science and technology.

Mr. Gutenberg, who later published the Gutenberg Bible, redefined the way we produced written thought. Prior to his creativity, copying (without giving credit to author) was rampant, mistakes and mistranslations were widespread as everything was done by hand.

Ironically, three to four years before Mr. Gutenberg invented the printing press, he was sued by a woman named Ennelin. She took him to court, claiming he had promised her marriage. Great inventions that create a whole industry, and... men making promises they can't keep.

Some things never change do they? :)

~John Kurt.