PAPIR Paper, in the form of Papyrus fibres, was first used by the Egyptians as long ago as 3500BC. It is from the name Papyrus that paper gets its name. Conventional paper, made from wood pulp was devised about 8AD by the Chinese, sources attribute it to a Ts\'ai Lun, a courtier, however other evidence suggests it was invented 105BC. BROJEVI It was really no body in particular. The Sumerians pioneered the sexagesimal system while the Babylonians discovered the 360 degree concept as well as the fractions and square roots. The early Hindus invented the decimal system and the Hindu-Arabic number system. In short, it was like a process passed on from different cultures. IMA LI STA JOS U ISLAMSKOM PREDANJU DA SU OTKRILI ?