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During the T'ang Dynasty, one of the many notable innovations include the development of woodblock printing, a technique that uses ink on blocks to print images, text, and patterns.
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Europeans begin making their first paper.
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The first book was printed in more than one color.
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William Claxton, and English merchant, diplomat, writer and printer is said to be the first to introduce and use the Gutenberg press in England.
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The first weekly newspaper was published in Antwerp.
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Xerox introduces the first automatic xerographic printer, the Copyflo.
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Starting in the late 1970s inkjet printers that could reproduce digital images were developed.
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HP introduces both inkjet and laser printers for the desktop.
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The first 3D Printer under $1,000 was invented by Roland.