| − | '''Cai Lun''' was born in Guiyang, [[China]] during the Eastern [[Han dynasty]]. Cai Lun became the secretary to the [[Emperor Ho-Ti]]. Cai Lun started inventing [[paper]] by trying different materials like bark, hemp, silk, and, strangely, even a fishing net. The formula he finally came up with has been lost to history. | + | '''Cai Lun''' was traditionally said to be the inventor of [[paper]]. He was born in Guiyang, [[China]] during the Eastern [[Han dynasty]]. Cai Lun became the secretary to the [[Emperor Ho-Ti]]. Cai Lun experimented with different materials like bark, hemp, silk, and, strangely, even a fishing net. The formula for paper that he finally came up with has been lost to history. |