Secondary Sources

Ament, Phil. "Typewriter History - Invention of the Typewriter." The Great Idea Finder -
Celebrating the Spirit of Innovation .
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/typrwriter.htm (accessed October
11, 2009).

I used this source to collect information about the milestones of the typewriter.

Anne, the grace of Queen. "DIY Calculator :: First QWERTY Computer Keyboards."
DIY Calculator :: Home of How Computers Do Math.
http://www.diycalculator.com/popup-h-qwerty.shtml (accessed November 4,
2009).

This source gave ample amount of information on the evolution of the typewriter.
It showed me the different advances that ultimately led to the invention of the computer
keyboard.

Bellis, Mary. "The History of the Computer Keyboard - From an Inventor Perspective ."
Inventors.
http://inventors.about.com/od/computerperipherals/a/computer_keyboa.htm
(accessed November 5, 2009).

This source gave me the link that was missing in my information. The source
explained how the typewriter and the teletype evolved into the computer keyboard.

D'Estaing, Valerie-Anne Giscard. Inventions and Discoveries 1993: What's Happened,

What's Coming, What's That? (Inventions and Discoveries). New York:
Smithmark Publishers, 1993.

This source helped me gain the knowledge of the variations of the typewriter. I
also used this source to learn about the overseas discovery of a typing machine.

"History of Teletype Development." index.htm. http://www.rtty.com/history/nelson.htm

(accessed November 4, 2009).

This source explained to me that the teletypewriter evolved from the typewriter.
This source also gave me some background information on the teletype.

Jones, Charlotte Foltz, and John O'Brien (Illustrator) / Hardcover - 86 pages. "QWERTY
Keyboard History - Invention of the QWERTY Keyboard." The Great Idea
Finder - Celebrating the Spirit of Innovation .
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/qwerty.htm (accessed November
4, 2009).
 This source explained to me the format of the QWERTY keyboard. It also
showed me why this format was created and why it is still used today.
Patton, Phil. Made in U.S.A.: The Secret Histories of the Things That Made America.
United States: Grove Pr, 1992.

This source helped me learn the struggles of the first practical typewriter. This
book also supported my knowledge with the fact that early typewriters gave the work
place a machine that could produce individual letters instead of a large printing press.

Rehr, Darryl. "The First Typewriter." Earthlink. home.earthlink.net/~dcrehr/firsttw.html

(accessed October 11, 2009).

This source explained how Christopher Sholes came upon the idea of creating the
typewriter and his journey to make it a household item.

Robert, Paul. "Why typewriters." Welcome to the Virtual Antique Typewriter Museum.
http://www.typewritermuseum.org/history/why.html (accessed October 11,
2009).

I used this source to collect the timeline of the typewriter and for general
background information on the typewriter.

Society, Herkimer County Historical. The Story of the Typewriter 1873 to 1923
Published in Commemoration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Invention of the
Writing Machine. Herkimer, New York: Herkimer County Historical Society,
1923.

This book gave me specific information on the inventors of the typewriter. The
book also talked about the advancement of women in the work force after the typewriter
was introduced to the office