The Typewriter

The Typewriter

The Typewriter is one of the most important inventions in recent human history. The typewriter allowed for writing faster than one can do by hand and paved the way for the keyboard for the computer.

Typewriters were at first huge and clunky pieces of machinery however as time progressed they became smaller, more compact and had more features. At first one couldn't even see what they were writing when using a typewriter! Even until the typewriters death it couldn't delete anything so if you made one mistake you'd have to retype the whole page!

The QWERTY design of keys was originally created so that the writer wouldn't type too fast for the typewriter to handle. To solve this the keys were split up from ones that were commonly used together.

Later on when type writers became more compact they were introduced into the workplace and companies had women use them. This piece of technology opened the door for women in the office. Sadly due to how expensive type writers were not everyone could afford to even train on a typewriter, which limited who can get a job.

Typewriters were used to write newspapers, books, scripts, anything that involved writing a type writer could do it, and more than likely was used for it if one could afford it! It'd be hard to imagine what a keyboard to look like without the invention of the typewriter and QWERTY. 

Sources

Bellis, M. (2019, April 27). The History of Typewriters, Typing, and Qwerty Keyboards. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/typewriters-1992539

The arrival of women in the office. (2013, July 25). Retrieved from https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-23432653