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May 17, 1338
France papermill.
First papermill opened in France. -
May 17, 1390
Germany papermill.
First papermill opened in Germany -
May 14, 1440
The printing press was invented,
German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Gutenberg's printing press included the use of metals and alloys, a special press, and oil-based inks, which allowed for the first time the mass production of printed books. -
May 14, 1450
Gutenberg begins to work on a Bible.
Gutenberg begins work on a Bible, the first is 40 lines per page. -
May 14, 1452
Printing 2 volumes.
Gutenberg begins printing the 42-line Bible in two volumes -
May 14, 1455
Completed work.
Gutenberg completed work on what is estimated to be 200 copies of the Bible -
May 14, 1457
Color printing.
First known color printing, in Psalter created by Faust. -
May 14, 1499
Printing spread.
Printing hads become established in more than 2500 cities around Europe. -
May 14, 1499
Printing books.
An estimated 15 million books have been press printed, representing over 13 thousdand book titles. -
Paper Money.
America begins to print paper money. -
America newspaper.
The first newspaper is published in America, Publick Occurrences. -
Iron press.
Iron printing presses invented. -
4-color printer
The 4-color printer is created. -
Newspaper vs Radio
A war breaks out between the newspaper and radio industries. American newspapers try to force the Associated Press to eliminate news service to radio stations. -
Electronic press
Electronice offset press introduced; images ettached onto cyldiners by computers
