The History of Typewriters

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.

What was the background of the person or people who invented the typewriter ?

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• •The first American paten for what might be called a typewriter was ==granted to William Austin Burt, of Detroit, in 1829.== However, ==the breakthrough came in 1867== when Christopher Latham Sholes of Milwaukee with the assistance of his friends Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule invented their first typewriter.

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

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• ==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. As the world evolved, the need for specialized papers, reports, and documents grew. As this need grew, it became apparent that writing out everything simply would not do.

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How has the invention changed over time? \n What impact did the invention have on other industries?

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• ==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. This paper will explore the history of typing, detailing the innovations across time that have accumulated  into the definition of today’s standard for the ultimate typing experience.

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What year or years was a patent issued/ renewed? \n How has this invention had an impact on your life and society?

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• ==June 23rd , 1868==
• 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.

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Was the development a long process of did it happen at one time?

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• The first American paten for what might be called a typewriter was granted to William Austin Burt, of Detroit, in 1829. However, ==the breakthrough came in 1867 when Christopher Latham Sholes of Milwaukee with the assistance of his friends Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule invented their first typewriter.==

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