Ira Washington ruble
Ira Washington Rubel († 1908 ) is considered the inventor of offset printing .
Rubel was the owner of a lithographic printing company in the US state of New Jersey . Around 1900 he built a machine for rubber printing. He also coined the term offset printing.
literature
- Hans-Jürgen Halkasch: Biographical lexicon of the printing and publishing industry. Life dates and achievements. Verlag Beruf und Schule, Itzehoe 1993, ISBN 3-88013-526-6 , ( Lexicon of all graphic technology 9).
Web links
Commons : Ira Washington Ruble - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- History Wired: This offset lithographic press is probably the first press that Rubel sold ( Memento from April 23, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (Rubelmaschine).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruble, Ira Washington |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rubel, Ira W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1908 |