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The Sholes & Glidden Type Writer ushered in a new era of communication technology. Invented by Christopher Latham Sholes (1819–90) with assistance from Samuel Soulé (1830–75) and Carlos Glidden (1834–77) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, it was the first commercially produced typewriter with hinged type-bars and a four-row keyboard. In 1873, the Type Writer introduced “QWERTY,” a keyboard layout named for the first six letters at the top-left row of letter keys. Organized to prevent type-bars from clashing and jamming prototype machines, QWERTY was mechanically suited to the Sholes & Glidden and not necessarily designed for efficient typing. Contemporary computers, tablets, and smart phones share the QWERTY keyboard layout. Learn more about the history of #typewriters in "The Typewriter: An Innovation in Writing", on display, post-security, in Terminal 2. http://bit.ly/Thetypewriter
This image was posted on May 19, 2017.