[PDF.15ob] Quirky Qwerty: A Biography of the Typewriter and Its Many Characters

Quirky Qwerty: A Biography of the Typewriter and Its Many Characters

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 | #3546420 in Books |  2003-08-26 |  2003-08-26 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.32 x.52 x4.54l, | File type: PDF | 176 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| The stories behind the origin of the letters seemed hard to believe (almost all from hieroglyphics?) without more analysis|By Craig Rowland|Quirky QWERTY: A Note on the Type by Torbjörn Lundmark was a short book about the history of the typewriter and the keys found on it. Note that the subtitle on the front cover is different from what is on the formal title page (which i|About the Author|Torbjörn Lundmark, born in Sweden, studied languages at the University of Uppsala and was on the philological faculty at Voronezh University. A professional writer for both children and adults he is also an illustrator and cartoonist.

This charming book whisks the reader through a fascinating, lighthearted history of an object most people take for granted: the keyboard. Recounting the development of "Qwerty," the modern typing system millions use everyday-named for the first six letters on the keyboard, Q.W.E.R.T.Y.-TorbjArn Lundmark taps out a neat archaeology of each letter and symbol and brings the discussion into the twenty-first century by addressing the role of punctuation in the digital age. Lu...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Quirky Qwerty: A Biography of the Typewriter and Its Many Characters   |  Torbjorn Lundmark.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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