Made Of

Everything is made of something.

← What it takes

What it leads to →

2 ways to make it

Made from

waterwood

3steps from the big bang

116things can go into it

paper

MaterialSubstance

Invented in China around 105 CE. Paper has been made from wood pulp only since the 1840s.

First appeared105 CE (1921 yrs ago)

Goes into

cardboardpaperboard gamebookenvelope kite newspaper notebook

Invented in China around 105 CE. Paper has been made from wood pulp only since the 1840s.

From the big bang to paper

The most direct chain from the start of the universe, following what things are made from and, for living things, what they evolved from. Each step shows when it first appeared.

big bang13.8 bn yrs ago

Hhydrogen13.8 bn yrs ago

water4.4 bn yrs ago

paper105 CE