13 events with tag "typewriter"
1867
ID: 4266
Christopher Sholes completes first practical typewriter prototype with QWERTY keyboard layout to prevent jamming
ID: 4266
1868
ID: 4267
June 23, 1868
Sholes, Glidden, and Soule receive U.S. Patent 79,265 for 'Type-Writer' - foundation of modern typing
ID: 4267
1873
ID: 4246
Remington Arms Company begins manufacturing typewriters designed by Christopher Sholes - first commercial typewriter
ID: 4246
1895
ID: 4270
Underwood Typewriter Company founded - introduces visible writing where typist can see what is being typed
ID: 4270
1903
ID: 4274
L.C. Smith & Brothers (gun manufacturers) enter typewriter business - brings precision manufacturing to typewriters
ID: 4274
1906
ID: 4275
Royal Typewriter Company founded - introduces innovations like lighter touch and quieter operation
ID: 4275
1910
ID: 4284
U.S. Census reports 100,000 stenographers and typists employed - 80% are women, transforming office workforce
ID: 4284
1914
ID: 4281
IBM introduces first successful electric typewriter - adds motor to power type bars
ID: 4281
1915
ID: 4290
QWERTY keyboard layout becomes universal standard despite more efficient alternatives - path dependency example
ID: 4290
1918
ID: 4285
George Hossfeld sets typing speed record of 143 words per minute on Underwood typewriter
ID: 4285
1919
ID: 4287
Underwood introduces first successful portable typewriter - weighs only 10 pounds
ID: 4287
1920
ID: 4288
Over 500,000 women work as typists and stenographers in U.S. - typewriter enables women's entry into office work
ID: 4288
1927
ID: 4248
March 1927
James Rand Jr. merges Remington Typewriter with Rand Kardex and other firms to form Remington Rand - major office equipment company
ID: 4248