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    This document outlines major milestones in the development of printing technology from 3000 BC to the 1990s. Some key developments include the earliest known writing on clay tablets in 3000 BC, the invention of paper in China around 105 AD, the development of woodblock printing in China in 868 AD, the invention of movable type printing by Bi Sheng in 1041, and Johannes Gutenberg's development of the mechanical printing press using movable type in 1450 in Europe, which accelerated the spread of printed materials. The document concludes with the transition to digital technology replacing printing plates in the 1990s.

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    This document outlines major milestones in the development of printing technology from 3000 BC to the 1990s. Some key developments include the earliest known writing on clay tablets in 3000 BC, the invention of paper in China around 105 AD, the development of woodblock printing in China in 868 AD, the invention of movable type printing by Bi Sheng in 1041, and Johannes Gutenberg's development of the mechanical printing press using movable type in 1450 in Europe, which accelerated the spread of printed materials. The document concludes with the transition to digital technology replacing printing plates in the 1990s.

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    This document outlines major milestones in the development of printing technology from 3000 BC to the 1990s. Some key developments include the earliest known writing on clay tablets in 3000 BC, the invention of paper in China around 105 AD, the development of woodblock printing in China in 868 AD, the invention of movable type printing by Bi Sheng in 1041, and Johannes Gutenberg's development of the mechanical printing press using movable type in 1450 in Europe, which accelerated the spread of printed materials. The document concludes with the transition to digital technology replacing printing plates in the 1990s.

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    3000 BC Clay tablets

    105 Chinese paper

    868 Woodblocks

    1041 Moveable type


    1144 Papermaking in Europe

    1450 Gutenberg press

    1719 JC LeBlond

    1798 Senefelder lithography

    1811 Koenig rotary press


    1856 Bullock web press

    1860 1st photosensitive metal plate

    1886 Linotype

    1903 Rubel offset printing


    1950s Phototypesetting

    1965 Graphics into computer age with digital graphics

    1980 Improved graphic software

    1990s Digital technology replaces printing plates

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