The paper which is indispensable in our lives has a long and interesting history to its origin and spread. Though Chinese take the credit for the invention, in fact it was the Egyptians who made it first in a crude form in 3000 BC. Paper gets its name from Cyperus papyrus, the plant which was used by the Egyptians.
The Egyptians as early in 3000 BC used a herb called Cyperus papyrus to make the crude from of paper. It was called "papyrus". They also exported papyrus to Rome and Greece. The process followed to make paper in various places in the world was similar to the one in Egypt. But the difference is that in other parts of the world the crude paper was made very much later than Egypt.
The Chinese cast their footprint in paper making in 105 AD. The credit for it goes to Cai-Lan. They made advances in paper making to make it durable and insect attack free.
From China, the knowledge of paper making spread to Korea and Japan. The Japanese improvised the art of paper making further. Tibet was next country where paper got introduced. Paper traversed then to Indian Subcontinent. The Chinese put efforts to make paper making their monopoly but could not. In 704 AD the Chinese credited themselves with rolling out the first printed newspaper through woodblock printing.
The defeat of the Chinese at the hands of Ottoman rulers gave entry of paper into the Arab world in the year 751 AD. It did not stop its journey there. From the Arab world, it gained entry into Spain and in the year 1150, paper making was introduced to the rest of Europe.
Making of paper from wood pulp made paper useful beyond its conventional use as we experience it today.
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