nHistorically, lithography is a type of printing
technology that is based on
the chemical repellence of oil and water.
nPhoto-litho-graphy: latin: light-stone-writing
nIn 1826, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, in Chalon, France, takes the first photograph using bitumen of Judea on a pewter plate, developed using oil of lavender and
mineral spirits
nIn 1935 Louis Minsk of Eastman Kodak developed the first
negative
photoresist
nIn 1940 Otto Suess developed the first positive
photoresist.
nIn 1954, Louis Plambeck, Jr., of Du Pont, develops the Dycryl polymeric letterpress plate