The Linotype Machine | 1886 AD

Who is credited with the invention of the typewriter?
Christopher Shole
What is a "stenographer"?
Some one good in writing down spoken words. Post an example of Shole's typewriter.
Why did Sholes send a prototype of his typewriter to Clephane?
He thought that stenographers would be one of types of people to extensively use it. 
After the typewriter began production, why did Clephane pursue another machine?
It still took a long to to typeset and copy notes. 
Who spent a year redesigning Clephane's typesetting machine?
Ottmar Mergenthaler
What is meant by "typesetting"?
Arranging text in a readable format. Post an example of Linotype Machine.
How does the Linotype Machine differ from the typewriter?
Type was cast from a metal matrix.
How did this machine change the newspaper industry?
Type could be set for more pages on a daily basis.Post an example of a Linotype keyboard.
How did the keyboard of the Linotype Machine differ from keyboards that we use today?
There was not shift key, so uppercase letters had separate keys than lowercase letters. Post an example of a Linotype slug.
What is a slug?
An assembled line of type for the linotype machinePost an example of a person operating a Linotype Machine.
Why is the Linotype Machine the greatest advanced in printing since movable type?
It allowed type to be set mechanically rather than by hand.