1468: Johannes Gutenberg dies in Mainz, Germany. His name lives on. Gutenberg made one contribution to technology in particular and to civilization in general, but it was a doozy. The printing press ...

It's not just a book. Back in the 1450s, when the Bible became the first major work printed in Europe with moveable metal type, Johannes Gutenberg was a man with a plan. The German inventor decided to ...

GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! will be presented at Playhouse on Park in West Hartford, Connecticut. Directed by Sasha Brätt, the ...

Who printed the Gutenberg Bible? It sounds like a Groucho Marx joke, of the "Who's buried in Grant's tomb?" variety. But the story behind the invention of the printing press, and the first book ever ...

Gutenberg! The Musical! ended its Broadway run last night, but not before recouping its initial $6.75 million investment, producers have announced. The musical starring Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells, ...

It’s hard to pin down the exact day the book was born, but August 24 is as fine a day to celebrate as any: it was on this day in 1456 that at least one copy of the original Gutenberg Bible was ...

Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad are back on Broadway -- in "Gutenberg! The Musical!". Matt Murphy Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad, that match made in “Mormon,” are back together and hamming it up again on ...

A few weeks ago, I got the chance to see "Gutenberg! The Musical" at the James Earl Jones Theatre in New York. Tonight, the show officially opens on Broadway, and I have some thoughts. If you're ...

Yale’s copy of the Gutenberg Bible, on view since 1963 in a bronze case on the mezzanine of the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, is a landmark in the history of the printed word. Today, ...

The Gutenberg Bible ranks among the most prized of rare books, but within three centuries of its printing around 1455, its version of Scripture was considered obsolete and its creator, Johannes ...