In 1440, a German goldsmith named Johannes Gutenberg came up with an invention that would change history. By using movable type to reproduce a copy of the Bible on what he came to call a printing press, Gutenberg gave us a way to create books en masse.

    1440年，一个叫约翰尼斯•古腾堡的德国金匠提出了一个改变世界的发明。他使用活字印刷机印刷了《圣经》，并给我们指明了为大众创造书籍的明路。

    For 560 years, the book has ruled the roost as humanity's favourite invention. It's portable, reliable, can run without batteries, and doesn't require a 200-page user manual to operate. In fact, as designs go, the common-or-garden codex is about as perfect as you're ever going to get. We take pleasure in the shape, the feel, the smell of a good book. They take us to other worlds, other lives, and other ways of thinking. Humanity today would be nothing without the book.

    560年来 ......