I like to read biographies written for children. They give me a quick overview about famous people.
The latest one I read is about Johann Gutenberg. He changed the world with the movable type, the father of modern printing. He gave the masses access to books.
Did you know that Gutenberg is not his real last name? His parents are Friele and Else Gensfleisch, and the family were aristocrats who lived in a great house called Gutenberg Hof, or “Good Mountain House.” Johann might have been called Johann of Gutenberg to distinguish him from relatives who were also named Johann.
Not unlike entrepreneurs and inventors today, he had trouble getting funding and problems with partners. Yet he was committed to the enterprise of printing.
When you read a book, thank Johann Gutenberg 🙂