Engineers and Inventors of the Middle Ages

The atlas holds 3 people and 11 moments here, from 1400 to 1452. The most recorded lives are Johannes Gutenberg, Leonardo da Vinci and Christopher Columbus.

Notable people

1. Johannes Gutenberg

   from 1400 to 1450

   9 moments here

   German inventor and craftsman associated with the development of European movable-type printing.…

2. Leonardo da Vinci

   in 1452

   1 moment here

   Italian Renaissance painter, draftsman, engineer, architect, anatomist, and natural philosopher.…

3. Christopher Columbus

   in 1451

   1 moment here

   Genoese navigator who completed four Castilian-sponsored Atlantic expeditions between 1492 and 1504.…

Moments

1. 1400 Birth in Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
2. 1411 First family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
3. 1413 Second family departure from Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
4. 1434 Documented stay in Strasbourg begins Johannes Gutenberg
5. 1437 Gemstone instruction at St. Arbogast Johannes Gutenberg
6. 1438 Pilgrimage-mirror enterprise in Strasbourg Johannes Gutenberg
7. 1444 Final documented Strasbourg presence Johannes Gutenberg
8. 1448 Confirmed return to Mainz Johannes Gutenberg
9. 1450 Printing workshop at Hof zum Humbrecht Johannes Gutenberg
10. 1451 Born in Genoa Christopher Columbus
11. 1452 Born near Vinci Leonardo da Vinci

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