Paper timeline

By AlexL11
  • 3000 BCE

    Egyptian mastered making the Papyrus paper

  • 250 BCE

    First book about algebra written by Diophantus of Alexandria.

  • 200 BCE

    First parchment manufacture appeared in Ancient China, more precisely in Pergamon (Asia Minor).

  • 149 BCE

    First dictionary produced in China by Hu Shin. It contained around 10 thousand characters.

  • 610

    Paper arrived and started to be manufactured in Japan.

  • 751

    Arabs started producing paper after they learned its recipe from Chinese prisoners.

  • 875

    Toilet paper used in China.

  • 969

    First appearance of playing paper cards in China.

  • 1151

    Paper started being manufactured in Europe.

  • First newspaper created from the “ground wood” paper.

  • Paper started being made from grounded wood.

  • First papermill established in USA.