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105
The creation of modern paper
Paper was first invented by Cai Lun in 105 A.D.
It was made with finely chopped Mulberry Bark and hemp rags with water, mashing it down, then pressing out the water and letting it lay in the sun to dry -
Period: 105 to
Paper
Paper is one of the 4 greatest inventions of China including Gunpowder, Printing and the compass -
121
Cai Lun died
Cai Lun the inventor of paper died -
400
India started to use paper
India started to make their own paper in the 400s -
589
Use of paper
In 589 the scholar-official Yan Zhitui mentioned in text of the use of toilet paper. -
Dec 24, 600
woodblock printing
By the 600s woodblock printing was invented -
Dec 24, 600
Korea
In the 6th century paper making moved to Korea where they used Pulp made from the fibers of hemp, rattan, (a palm wood) mulberry, bamboo, rice straw and seaweed. -
Dec 24, 650
Mass Printing
By 650 AD China was mass-producing paper -
Dec 24, 670
Japan was introduced with paper
a Korean names Don-cho brought paper into -
Dec 24, 700
Islamic Empire into Pakistan used paper
Islamic Empire into Pakistan began using paper -
Dec 24, 740
Newspaper
The first printed newspaper appeared in China -
Dec 24, 740
Paper Money
Paper money was created by the Tang Dynasty. First printed with block printing.
Paper money was created from the inconvenience of carrying around heavy coins -
Dec 24, 800
Islam using paper
Islamic manufacturers were making their own paper -
Paper Towels
Scott Paper Company was founded by brothers E. Irvin and Clarence Scott. There company was founded in Philadelphia in 1879 -
Notebooks
The very first mention of spiral spine notebooks was linked back to October 1934. It said that it shows the readers how to bind the pages together with a spiral coil.
