Who is credited with the invention of the typewriter? Christopher Sholes
What is a "stenographer"?
A person who transcribes speech, often in court cases and things similar to that.
Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane?
He believed stenographers would be the first and most important users
After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine?
It solved only part of his problem, it still took too long to typeset and copy the words
Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine?
Mergenthaler
What is meant by "typesetting"?
To arrange or generate type that is to be printed
How does the Linotype Machine differ from the typewriter?
It allowed type to be set mechanically rather than by hand
How did this machine change the newspaper industry?
It made it possible for a small number of operators to set type for more pages on a daily basis
How did the keyboard of the Linotype Machine differ from keyboards that we use today?
More spaced out, no shift key, separate upper and lower case letters, different arraignment of keys
A mold for letter forms
Why is the Linotype Machine the greatest advanced in printing since movable type?
It became a worldwide advancement in type and changed the typing industry
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