History of the printer

By alexanderwr18
  • May 23, 1309

    Europeś First Paper

    Europeans first make paper, while China and Egypt has been making paper for centuries.
  • May 23, 1452

    First Metal Plate Printing Press

    In Europe, metal plates are first used in printing. Gutenberg begins printing the Bible which he finishes in 1456.
  • May 23, 1457

    First Color Printing

    First color printing by Fust and Schoeffer
  • May 29, 1501

    italics first used

    Italic type first used.

  • multicolor engraving

    Multi-colored engraving invented by German Jakob Le Blon. The first English language daily newspaper is published called the Daily Courant.

  • Iron printing press invented

    iron printing presses were invented

  • rotary printing press invented

    the rotary printing press was invented by Napier

  • Electrotyping invented

    Electrotyping was invented

  • cylinder printing press inventing

    Cylinder press invented by Richard Hoe. Cylinder press can print 8,000 sheets an hour.

  • Wood Pulp Paper

    Wood pulp paper is mass produced.

  • mimeograph machine introduced

  • Printing presses Improved

    Printing presses can now print and fold 90,000 4-page papers an hour. Diazotype invented (print photographs on fabric).

  • 4-color rotary press invented

  • offset lithography and comic book

    Offset lithography becomes common. The first comic book is published.

  • Photosetting made practical

  • first high speed printer invented

    first high speed printer was invented by remington-rand for use on the univac computer.
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    First Printing

    The first printing is done in China using ink on carved wooden blocks begins to make multiple transfers of an image to paper.