Andreas Friedrich Bauer
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Andreas Friedrich Bauer (18 August 1783 – 27 December 1860) was a German engineer who developed the first functional steam-powered printing press with his colleague Friedrich Koenig, who had invented the technology and sold it to The Times in London in 1814.[1]
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Andreas Friedrich Bauer | |
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Born | (1783-08-18)18 August 1783 Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
Died | 27 December 1860(1860-12-27) (aged 77) |
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Engineer |
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Born in Stuttgart, Bauer joined Koenig in 1817 to found Koenig & Bauer at the Oberzell monastery near Würzburg.