This design would later be improved on by Johannes Gutenberg, who invented the printing press.

这一设计后来被发明了印刷机的约翰内斯-古腾堡改进。

What historic figure proposed an alternative English alphabet in 1779? Johannes Gutenberg, Benjamin Franklin, Maria Montessori, or Anne Sullivan.

1779年，哪个历史人物提出了另一种英文字母表？Johannes Gutenberg，Benjamin Franklin，Maria Montessori还是Anne Sullivan？

Before Johannes Gutenberg invented his printing press, copies of texts were made by block printing, using hand-carved wooden blocks pressed into ink.

在约翰内斯·古腾堡发明印刷机之前，文本复印件是用木刻版印刷，使用压入墨水的手工雕刻木块。

But around the 1450s, inventor Johannes Gutenberg introduced the printing press to Europe, likely influenced by rumors of the printing machines in Asia.

但在十五世纪五十年代左右，发明家约翰内斯·古腾堡将印刷术引入了欧洲，这可能是受到了亚洲印刷机传闻的影响。

Johannes Gutenberg: In 1450, Gutenberg created  the first operational commercial printing press.

约翰内斯·古腾堡：1450 年，古腾堡创造了第一台商业印刷机。

But the real turning point in book history was Johannes Gutenberg's printing press in the mid-15th century.

但图书史上真正的转折点是 15 世纪中叶约翰内斯·古腾堡 ( Johannes Gutenberg) 的印刷机。

(playful music) Around 1440, Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in Germany, and within 100 years, it had spread all across Europe.

（欢快的音乐） 1440 年左右， 约翰内斯·古腾堡在德国发明了印刷机，并在 100 年内传遍了整个欧洲。

It's great to see technology helping people, and amazing how far new inventions like 3D printers have come since the days of Johannes Gutenberg… speaking of which, Neil, it's time to reveal the answer to my question.

很高兴看到科技能帮助到人们，而且令人惊讶的是，自约翰内斯·古腾堡时代以来，像3D打印机这样的新发明已经取得了发展，说到这个，尼尔，是时候揭晓我问题的答案了。

And frankly, they were luxury items. And then a printer named Johannes Gutenberg, in the mid-fifteenth century, created the means to mass-produce a book, the modern printing press.

坦率地说，它们是奢侈品。然后，在 15 世纪中叶，一位名叫约翰内斯·古腾堡 (Johannes Gutenberg) 的印刷商发明了批量生产书籍的方法，即现代印刷机。