Gutenberg was the first European to use movable type printing, in around 1439, and the global inventor of the printing press.–Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (c. 1398 – February 3, 1468)

In 1723 at the age 17, Benjamin Franklin worked as a typesetter in a printer's shop in London. In 1729, he became the publisher of a newspaper called The Pennsylvania Gazette.–Dr. Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706– April 17, 1790)

1907: Commercial silk screening invented.  2012: Carter Printing begins in-house silk screen printing on apparel.–Contact Scott Hoyt