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In 1961, the IBM Selectric revolutionized the office world with its speed and efficiency. Housed in a distinctively curved, die-cast body designed by mid-century industrial designer Eliot Noyes (1910–77), the Selectric was electrically operated, and printed via an interchangeable “golf ball” typing element controlled by an analog “whiffle tree” switch. Learn more about the typewriter in our exhibition, "The Typewriter: An Innovation in Writing", post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/Thetypewriter
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