Ottmar Mergenthaler and the Printing Revolution

achieved Alois Senefelder America August Hahl backers Baltimore became Berlin Blower Linotype brought casting machine Charles Kastenbein chemigraphy Christian Sörensen circulation composing machine composing stick composition cylinder developed Didot engineering Ensingen experiments factory failure founder's type Friedrich Koenig Germany Gutenberg Hachtel hand compositor helped hundred inventors improve increased inventors of composing iron hand press J. O. Clephane justified the lines later lead type letters LIN YUTANG Linotype machine lithography logotype Lord Stanhope matrices matrix-making machine matrix-stamping machine mechanical Mergenthaler Linotype Company Mergenthaler Setzmaschinenfabrik Mergenthaler's invention metal modern newspaper Nineteenth Century Ottmar Mergenthaler output papermaking papier-mâché mold patent perfection Pi Sheng printers printing industry problem produce paper progress pulp ready-made type replace revolution rotary press Simplex Linotype slug speed standard widths Ständebuch steam press stereos stereotype process success technical took transfer machine tried Tsai Lun typefounder typesetting machine wood wood pulp workshop world exhibitions young Ottmar