The Typesetter:
Small cast metal letters and words were put together and bound by hand. The person who worked this job was called a typesetter. They would lay out letters to form words and lines, these letters were called moveable type. The moveable type was tightly bound together to make 
up a page image called a forme. All the letters were the same height so that the paper would look uniformed. Typesetters would then apply ink to the forme and print multiple copies of one page. This is how papers were produced before typewriters and computers came about.
up a page image called a forme. All the letters were the same height so that the paper would look uniformed. Typesetters would then apply ink to the forme and print multiple copies of one page. This is how papers were produced before typewriters and computers came about. The Linotype is a typesetting machine that was invented the late 1880’s. The Linotype soon became the world’s leading manufacturer of book and newspaper
printing equipment. This machine was invented to replace the hard labor work that was involved with typesetting by hand. Mergenthaler, the founder of the Linotype placed type molds of letters on the sides of specially keyed matrices. These matrices would be lined up and hot lead alloy forced to fill the matrices would create the line of type. The matrices would move through the machine, where the special keying systems on one end, unique for each character [like modern day computer keyboards], would allow the matrix to drop only into the correct storage slot so they can be used again. The Typewritter:
A typewriter is a machine with a set of keys that when pressed it transfers ink to paper to create characters that form words. In 1865, Reverend Rasmus Malling-Hansen, from Denmark, invented this machine and called it the Hansen Writing Ball. It went into commercial production in 1870. Between 1870 and about 1920 typewriters all looked differe
nt but all worked with the same concept. The keys were all pretty much the same but the position of the paper and the design of the product is what changed. The standard typewriter that is known today did not come about until the 1920’s.This is the what one
of the first typewritters looked like. The typewritter has since changed its appearence. Most that you may see all have the same form.
of the first typewritters looked like. The typewritter has since changed its appearence. Most that you may see all have the same form. The Telephone:
In 1870 Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell both independently designed devices
that could transmit speech electrically, this device is know as the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell got his device patented first. Bell and Gray went through a long legal battle over the invention, but in the end Bell won.
that could transmit speech electrically, this device is know as the telephone. Alexander Graham Bell got his device patented first. Bell and Gray went through a long legal battle over the invention, but in the end Bell won.On March 10, 1876, Bell discovered that he could hear sound as it travels over a wire. This was the official birth of the first working telephone, and the death of the telegraph.
Alexander Graham Bell was only 29 when he invented the telephone. For his full biography you can visit this link.
The telephone aided in new journalism by expanding peoples’ means of communication. The telephone allowed journalist to be connected with sources and editors, helping stories move along a little faster, aiding in the production and delivery of information. They also allowed reporters to convey news to others across the the country in a shorter time.
Alexander Graham Bell was only 29 when he invented the telephone. For his full biography you can visit this link.The telephone aided in new journalism by expanding peoples’ means of communication. The telephone allowed journalist to be connected with sources and editors, helping stories move along a little faster, aiding in the production and delivery of information. They also allowed reporters to convey news to others across the the country in a shorter time.
