DANVILLE — Among the many historically relevant individuals who grew up in the Valley is a man born in Mooresburg, Chistopher Sholes, whom historians credit with inventing the first typewriter. “It ...

History | Updated: February 25, 2025 | Originally Published: May 3, 2013 The invention’s true origin story has long been the subject of debate. Some argue it was created to prevent typewriter jams, ...

OnMilwaukee is the media sposor for QWERTYFEST MKE, a festival and celebration of the 150-year anniversary of the typewriter's invention in Milwaukee. Find out more here.Brian Fette is a Milwaukee ...

Have you ever looked at a keyboard and wondered why the letters are randomly arranged, instead of being in alphabetical order? Well, the reason goes back about 150 years, when Christopher Sholes and ...

June 23 is National Typewriter Day and as of today, June 24 is "QWERTY MKE Day." In Milwaukee, anyway. Christopher Latham Sholes invented the typewriter – and along with it the QWERTY keyboard that is ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The QWERTY keyboard was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes in the 1870s – and has stayed around ever since. Today, QWERTY's widespread adoption ...