but traditional wooden printing presses were not strong enough to print a large run. Charles Mahon, 3rd Earl Stanhope, was a gentleman scientist who found a solution to this problem. He invented a ...

but traditional wooden printing presses were not strong enough to print a large run. Charles Mahon, 3rd Earl Stanhope, was a gentleman scientist who found a solution to this problem. He invented a ...

Stanhope is well known for suggestions for improvement in the construction of the printing press and as an early patron of the stereotype method of printing. He created a printing press with ...