II. Gutenberg. The Great Inventor
The present volume tells the story of Johannes Gutenberg: the prodigy who invented the printing press and gave way to the first great revolution in the spreading of knowledge. The reader dives into the inventor’s life and world, learning about the mobile press, while tracing the journey of the medium on which the written word has been recorded with, gaining an understanding the importance of books and publishing and their key role in relationship to humanity entering the “Modern Era”.
About the series:
Geniuses of Science is a biographical series of scientists and inventors that aims to bring children closer to those great figures who with their study, discipline and knowledge have contributed to the development and the quality of life of our society. Each biography portays the characters’ socio-historical contexts in order to allow young readers today to comprehensively characterise the historical periods.
Narrative and style of text and images, as well as the balance between the two, are appropriate for school children between 8 and 11 years old – ideal for pedagogic purposes at school but also an enjoyable read at home.
