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In the United States, William Austin Burt patents the typographer, a precursor to the typewriter.
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William Austin Burt
American politician (1792–1858)
William Austin Burt was an American inventor, legislator, surveyor, and millwright.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Typographer (typewriter)
America's first typewriter
The typographer was an early typewriter invented by William Austin Burt. Intended to aid in office work, the machine worked by using a lever to press characters onto paper one at a time. It was the first typewriting machine to be patented in the United States, although…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Typewriter
Mechanical device for typing characters
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.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)