(Encyclopedia) Gutenberg, JohannGutenberg, Johanng&oomacr;ˈtənbərg, Ger. yōˈhän g&oomacr;ˈtənbĕrk [key], c.1397–1468, German inventor and printer, long credited with the invention of a method…
Born: Oct. 29, 1968Norwegian speed skater won three gold medals at 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer with world records in the 1,500m, 5,000m and 10,000m; also won 1,500m gold and 10,000m silver in 1992…
HOW DID PRINTING DEVELOP? FIND OUT MOREPrinting is the mass production of the written word. The Chinese invented wooden print blocks in the 8th century. In the West, all books were written by hand…
Senate Years of Service: 2009-Party: RepublicanJOHANNS, Mike, a Senator from Nebraska; born in Osage, Iowa, June 18, 1950; B.A., St. Maryâs College, Winona, Minn., 1971; J.D., Creighton…
The Duomo inFlorenceLinda J. BarnesJoan of Arc (1412–1431)1407Casa di San Giorgio, one of the first public banks, founded in Genoa.1415Henry V defeats French at Agincourt. Jan Hus, Bohemian…
(Encyclopedia) Cocceius, JohannesCocceius, Johanneskŏksēˈəs [key], 1603–69, German theologian, whose surname was originally Koch or Koken. Born in Bremen, he went to Holland, where he was professor…
(Encyclopedia) Fibiger, JohannesFibiger, Johannesyôhäˈnəs fēˈbēgər [key], 1867–1928, Danish pathologist and physician. He served as professor of pathological anatomy at the Univ. of Copenhagen. For…
