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the earliest known book using woodcuts was printed by albrecht pfister in bamberg, germany
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william caxton introduces printing to american colonies. he brought equipment from the neterlands to establisha press at westminister
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the first printing press in the new world was established in mexico
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the predeccessor f the modern oxford university press was established in 1585. since then the press has operated cotinuously
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when ben franklin was young, he worked at an office. as he aged, he got an office of his own. he started publishing the pennsylvania Gazette.
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john baskerville established a paper mill, printing office, and type foundry at birmingham in 1750
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by 1770 there were at least a dozen printers in boston
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in 1770 isaiah thomas made a publication of the massachusetts spy, a newspaper in whichhe supported the cause of the patriots
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designer ottmar mergenthaler invents the first linotype in 1822
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dagurre invents photography
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fox talbot uses potassium bichromate to sensitize gelatin and produced a half tone engraving by laying a screen of fine gause between the coated metal and a negative of the original picture
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poitevin invents photolitography based on bichromated albumin
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the first commercial halftone screen was invented by max and louis levy of philadelphia
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frederick ives improves the levy's technique by developing the earliest version of the glass crossline screen
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the monotype was was invented in 1887 by tolbert lanston
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more than 6,000 presses sold in the united states
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an italian archaeeologist discovered a disc with writing on it
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william church was one the few to design a type setting machine so they didn't have to use it by hand
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created in 1949 typesetting started new developements in the printing history
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the scanner is introduced in 1950
