jul 23, 1829 - Typographer
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Also known as "typewriter", it was invented by William Austin Burt. It is a mechanical device to produce printed characters on a piece of paper by typing individual keys.
Typewriters were recruited to the World War II effort just as other industries and product were. The original typewriter’s most ubiquitous impact on modern society, seen all around the world on computer keyboards and mobile phones, is its key layout known as QWERTY.
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The Evolution of Traditional to New Media
STEM 12 - E
Media in Information Literacy
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