Christopher Sholes was credited with the invention of the typewriter.
What is a "stenographer"?
A stenographer is someone skilled in the transition of speech.
Post an example of Shole's typewriter.
Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane?
He realized stenographers would be among the first and most important users.
After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine?
He pursued the invention of a machine for typesetting, one that would bridge the gap between the typewritter and the printed page.
Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine?
Ottmar Mergenthaler spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine.
What is meant by "typesetting"?
Typesetting is the composition of text material by means of types.
Post an example of Linotype Machine.
How does the Linotype Machine differ from the typewriter?
The Linotype Machine allowed type to be set mechanically rather than by hand.
How did this machine change the newspaper industry?
The Linotype Machine made it possible for a small number of operators to set type for more pages on a daily basis.
Post an example of a Linotype keyboard.
How did the keyboard of the Linotype Machine differ from keyboards that we use today?
The keyboard had the same alphabet arrangement twice. On the left, the black keys were the lowercase letters. On the right, the white keys were for uppercase. The blue keys in the middle were for punctuation, digits, small capital letters, and fixed with spaces.
Post an example of a Linotype slug.
What is a slug?
A single piece of assembled matricies.
Post an example of a person operating a Linotype Machine.
Why is the Linotype Machine the greatest advanced in printing since movable type?
It produces an entire line of metal type at once.
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