The printing press was invented in 1453. Mobile printing technology was invented in China in 1040 but Johannes Gutenberg managed to perfect this technology by creating the Gutenberg printer in 1440. printer was a mobile type. A movable typeface was where individual blocks could be set to print almost anything. Prior to this, hand-carved wooden blocks were used to print objects. These blocks would consist of whatever the individual wanted to print, which would take an incredible amount of time. Gutenberg's invention of a movable type printer established the capacity for mass communication. The Gutenberg printer consisted of a base constructed of wood that provided a stable platform for the printing process. This required pressing the paper onto the typed heads with ink. A holder, also constructed of wood, was there to hold the paper in place to be pressed against the ink types. The paper was sandwiched between two frames and placed on a wedge so that the paper could be easily removed and the ink types could be replaced. Once solid, the letters were fixed on top of rectangular stems, which in turn were inserted into a rectangular container in order. Individual letters were made by pouring a lead-tin alloy into a copper mold. The paper was then placed over the rectangular container and pressed onto the inked characters with a heavy screw clamp. The printer was created by Gutenberg in 1450. Before that, however, Gutenberg was in financial trouble. He had lost a lot of money investing in creating objects for an exhibition featuring religious artefacts, but before he could sell anything, the exhibition was closed. To keep investors happy, Gutenberg supposedly disclosed the......half of the document......nues to date. Works Cited1. Ament, Phil. "History of the Printing Press - Invention of the Printing Press". History of the printing press - Invention of the printing press. Troy MI: ©1997-2007, nd Web. May 1, 2014.2. Hanebutt-Benz, Eva-Maria. "Gutenberg und Seine Zeit: Gutenberg und Mainz." Gutenberg und seine zeit: Gutenberg und Mainz. Np, nd Web. May 1, 2014.3. How Team works. "Look Inside Print Gutenberg | How It Works Magazine." Magazine How it works. How It Works Team, January 24, 2012. Web. May 1, 2014.4. Knauer, Kelly. "Gutenberg's printing press - 1440." Gutenberg's printing house. Np, nd Web. May 1, 2014.5. The man, John and John the man. Gutenberg: How One Man Remade the World. New York: Wiley, 2002.6. McLuhan, Marshall. The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographical Man. [Toronto]: University of Toronto Press, 1962.