The History of Typewriters

Americans Christopher Latham Sholes

The first typewriter to be commercially successful was patented in 1868 by ________, Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, although Sholes soon disowned the machine and refused to use or even recommend it.

The type-writer has changed shape dramatically over the years, eventually becoming electronic

then practically obsolete as we moved into the age of computers and the birth of the keyboard

Who is responsible for inventing the Typewriter ?

The first typewriter to be commercially successful was patented in 1868 by Americans Christopher Latham Sholes, Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, although Sholes soon disowned the machine and refused to use or even recommend it.

Why did the inventor invent this device /what was its purpose?

The typewriter is a mostly forgotten invention today; a relic of a bygone age. Despite our society's ignorance of this tool, it changed the world. The typewriter enabled people to write faster than ever before, in larger quantities.

How has the invention changed over time?

The type-writer has changed shape dramatically over the years, eventually becoming electronic- then practically obsolete as we moved into the age of computers and the birth of the keyboard. The keyboard is the number one computer interface used around the world, and an integral object for many of us that most people take for granted.

What year or years was a patent issued/ renewed?

June 23rd , 1868

How has this invention had an impact on your life and society?

The typewriter, by reducing the time and expense involved in creating documents, encouraged the spread of systematic management. It allowed a system of communications that shaped the business world. ... In the 1880s, when the typewriter was first adopted in many offices, America was a country in the throes of rapid change.