The invention of the typewriter revolutionized the way people communicated and worked. In 1867, Christopher Latham Sholes invented the first commercially successful typewriter, which was based on the earlier designs of other inventors. The typewriter allowed people to type words quickly and accurately, making it
A typewriter is a mechanical or electromechanical machine for typing characters. Typically, a typewriter has an array of keys, and each one causes a different single character to be produced on paper by striking an inked ribbon selectively against the paper with a type element. Thereby, the machine produces a legible written document composed of ink and paper. By the end of the 19th century, a person who used such a device was also referred to as a typewriter.