jan 1, 1829 - Typewriter

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The typewriter was a invention used in the Industrial Revolution. It was patented by William Austin Burt and was known as a "typographer." Despite it's apparent breaking of new ground, it proved to be much slower than hand written because the typewriter needed a dial rather than keys to select each character. The lack of improvement over handwriting doomed William's invention and he and his promoter, John D. Sheldon never found a buyer for the patent.

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