Who Created The First Paper Shredder? Asks Office Zone Documents have been shredded in the United States for decades. Ever since the Egyptians created papyrus in 4000 B.C., there has been a need to destroy documents. When a mistake was made or information needed to be destroyed, the papyrus could be easily torn up or burned. Things have changed a lot since then.The first mechanical shredder was created in 1935 in Germany. Adolf Ehinger used standard...... Similar Editorial : File Shredder by Sam Miller. | Source : Sony Computer
