Question

Which of the following is/are the innovation(s) in the field of the printing press which occurred during the nineteenth century?

• A. Introduction of 3D printing.
• B. Introduction of serialised novels.
• C. Introduction of the electrically operated presses.
• D. Introduction of offset press.

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (C), (D)

Introduction of offset press.

The late nineteenth century saw the introduction of offset press. A press that could print up to 6 colours at a time. Introduction of the electrically operated presses in the twentieth century further accelerated the printing operations. The nineteenth century periodicals carried serialised novels, and a new way of writing novels came into being. During the onset of the Great Depression in the 1930s, the printers started printing paperbacks to sustain purchases.