The typewriter revolutionised the office space in the late 1800s with the first commercially successful typewriter launched in 1874. Since then, it has been used by a countless number of authors over the years.

The typewriter has a fascinating history and played a large role in allowing women to be gainfully employed. We’ve put together an infographic with its history, cultural effects, and interesting trivia about the typewriter and the authors who’ve used it over time.

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1. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-20391538
2. http://mentalfloss.com/article/80104/19-authors-and-their-typewriters
3. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2007/04/09/the-typing-life
4. http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/world-s-last-typewriter-plant-stops-production-1.1090626
5. https://www.thetranscriptionpeople.com.au/2016/05/19/fastest-typist-history/
6. https://books.google.co.in/books?id=dbl9BgAAQBAJ&pg=PT38&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false)
7. http://www.openculture.com/2013/03/mark_twain_wrote_the_first_book_ever_written_with_a_typewriter.html