The Linotype Machine l 1886 AD

Shole's Typewriter.

Who is credited with the invention of the typewriter? Christopher Sholes.

What is a "stenographer"? The action or process of writing in shorthand or taking direction.


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Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane? To test it.

After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine? To make one that would bridge the gap between the typewriter and the printed page.

Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine? Ottmar Mergenthaler.

What is meant by "typesetting"? To arrange or generate the type for a piece of text to be printed.

Linotype Machine.

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How does the Linotype Machine differ from the typewriter? It allowed type to be set mechanically rather than by hand.

How did this machine change the newspaper industry? It made it possible for a small number of operators to set type for more pages on a daily basis.

Linotype Keyboard.

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Linotype Slug.

 

How did the keyboard of the Linotype Machine differ from keyboards that we use today? There was no shift key. 


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What is a slug? A machine assembled matrices, or molds for the letter forms.

A person working on the
Linotype Machine.

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Why is the Linotype Machine the greatest advanced in printing since movable type?