The History of Printing

By sullivch
  • Ink printing
    Oct 14, 1440

    Ink printing

    Johannes Gutenburg introduced printing ink on paper in 1440.
  • Printing in England
    Oct 14, 1476

    Printing in England

    Printing was introduced to England by William Caxton in 1476.
  • first printing press in America
    Oct 14, 1535

    first printing press in America

    The first Prining press in America was installed in Mexico in 1535
  • first british printing press

    first british printing press

    The first printing press in the British colonies was in Massachussetts in 1638
  • Benjamin Franklin is born

    Benjamin Franklin is born

    Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston in 1706 and devoted much of his life to printing.
  • william church

    william church

    The first typing machine was designed by Dr. William Church in 1822.
  • hand printing

    hand printing

    For about 400 years all prining was done by hand untill the 19th century
  • Pictographs

    Pictographs

    Mans earliest attempts of printing were wall paintings known as pictographs, this took place about 30000 years ago
  • Paper

    Paper

    Ts'ai lun of China is the founder of paper, in 105 A.D.
  • rotary press

    rotary press

    The first offset rotary press began printing it 1906
  • digital imaging and printing

    digital imaging and printing

    Digital imaging and printing came into play in the 1940s and 50s
  • laser printing

    laser printing

    laser printing started in 1978
  • colored printing

    colored printing

    The first successful colored printing took place in 1893
  • present printing

    present printing

    Now in the present we have laser printing that can print at 3000 feet per minute