Important Events in the History of Printmaking & the Book By futurebook375 Jan 1, 1380 Woodcut Printing Earliest known woodcut in Europe Jan 1, 1440 Letterpress Printing Moveable type is developed by Johannes Gutenberg in Germany Jan 1, 1880 Halftone Process Invented Four-color process printing invented. (CMYK: cyan, magenta, yellow and black) Jan 1, 1886 First Linotype Machines Built Jan 1, 2009 Internet Becomes Available to Public Jan 1, 2025 Electronic book database grows larger than printed book database. Oct 1, 2040 The touch screen interface for internet is introduced to the public.
