[ noun ] German printer who was the first in Europe to print using movable type and the first to use a press (1400-1468) <noun.person>
George White, vice president for research at the University of Pittsburgh and another former Xerox vice president, agreed that Carlson's invention was as important as Johannes Gutenberg's invention of printing with moveable type in the 15th century.
The last big revolution prior to Carlson was Gutenberg's invention," said Paul A. Strassman, a former Xerox vice president now working as an author, teacher and consultant in New Canaan.