The typewriter is a
mechanical machine invented in 1868 by Christopher Sholes, Frank Hall and
Carlos Glidden. The machine features a keyboard, not like the keyboard we know
today but more of a simple very spaced out buttons with the letters of the
alphabet on (see photo below)
Their were many version of
a typewriter before the one created by Sholes, Hall and Glidden (theirs was the
first majorly successful one) it made such a large impact because it introduced
a new way of communication for the world, allowing not only businessmen but also
civilians to have a clearer, easier and quicker way of writing rather than by
hand.
The typewriter is clearly a
major step back from the technology we as 21st century people know,
due to the fact of the way it works meaning, you have to load paper into the
device in order for it to work, and once you hit a button that letter transfers
onto the paper loaded. There is no delete button, therefore meaning you have to
start again if a mistake is made. I watched a video from 2014 of kids reacting
to typewriters, despite many of them knowing what the device was from TV shows
they have watched or their parents owning one, they were completely oblivious
and shocked as to how it actually works, displaying the major shift in
technology and how it has transformed.
The video is below:
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