jan 1, 105 - Paper Invented
Description:
The invention traditionally attributed to Cai Lun, recorded hundreds of years after it took place, is dated to 105 CE. The innovation is a type of paper made of mulberry and other bast fibres along with fishing nets, old rags, and hemp waste which reduced the cost of paper production, which prior to this, and later, in the West, depended solely on ragsAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 105
Now
~ 1921 years ago