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 ...

The Olivetti Studio 44 that resides next to some friendly bobbleheads in Mitch Teich's office. Our Bubbler Talk question this week is one after my own heart. Tim Brever in Oak Creek wrote to Bubbler ...

In a world of endless notifications, the humble machine offers a rare kind of focus: deliberate, tactile and beautifully ...

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 ...

Happy National Typewriter Day! This article ran in 2023. QWERTYFEST MKE celebrates the invention of the typewriter in Milwaukee 151 years ago and OnMilwaukee is the media sponsor. Commercial ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This Sholes, Glidden, & Soule typewriter patent model was awarded patent number 79,265 on June 23rd, 1868. C. Latham ...

The standard typewriter keyboard layout used throughout the world. Q, W, E, R, T and Y are the letter keys starting at the top left, alphabetic row. Designed by Christopher Sholes, who invented the ...

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, ...

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 ...

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of Did You Know stories looking at interesting things, facts and people from the Valley’s history that may surprise some residents. DANVILLE — Among the ...