The Cast of Characters - History of Typing

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​Watch the Basic Typewriter History

Multiple Choice

What was the main design influence for the first commercially successful typewriters?

• Musical instruments

• Sewing machines

• Printing presses

• Telephones

Multiple Choice

Who is credited with inventing the first typewriter that used dials instead of keys to print characters?

• Sholes, Glidden, and Soule

• Henry Mill

• Pellegrino Turri

• William Austin Burt

Multiple Choice

What invention by Pellegrino Turri had a lasting impact on modern offices?

• The Hansen Writing Ball

• The Carbon Copy

• The Electric Typewriter

• The Selectric Typewriter

Reorder

Put the following history of typing events in chronological order:

• Henry Mill receives the first patent for a typing machine in London, England.

• Pellegrino Turri invents a typing machine intended to assist the blind and introduces the carbon copy.

• Matthias Schwalbach manufactures the Sholes & Glidden typewriter in Milwaukee.

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