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(1449-1515) An engraving print of Aldus Manutius, one of the first printers and founder of the Aldine Press.

Aldus Manutius

(1449-1515) An engraving print of Aldus Manutius, one of the first printers and founder of the Aldine…

American printer and publisher.

Thomas E. Benedict

American printer and publisher.

A 1562 woodcut of John Daye, an English Protestant printer (1522-1584).

John Daye

A 1562 woodcut of John Daye, an English Protestant printer (1522-1584).

(1648-1681) Established the first printing office in Boston and is known for the earliest woodblock engraving in America.

John W. Foster

(1648-1681) Established the first printing office in Boston and is known for the earliest woodblock…

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity. He invented the lightning rod, bifocals, the Franklin stove, a carriage odometer, and the glass harmonica. He formed both the first public lending library in America and first fire department in Pennsylvania.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the Founding Fathers of the United…

Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was also a noted polymath, a leading author and printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. In 1751, Franklin and Dr. Thomas Bond obtained a charter from the Pennsylvania legislature to establish a hospital. Pennsylvania Hospital was the first hospital in what was to become the United States of America. In June, 1776, he was appointed a member of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence. Although he was temporarily disabled by gout and unable to attend most meetings of the Committee, Franklin made several small changes to the draft sent to him by Thomas Jefferson. In December, 1776, Franklin was dispatched to France as commissioner for the United States and remained in France until 1785. Franklin retained a lifelong commitment to the Puritan virtues and political values with which he had grown up. Through his civic work and publishing, he succeeded in passing these values into the American culture permanently.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He was also a noted…

A printers quoin is a device for locking up or fastening type in chases or galleys.

Printers Quoin

A printers quoin is a device for locking up or fastening type in chases or galleys.