Who invented the typewriter?

Correct answer: Sholes. Christopher Latham Sholes developed the first practical typewriter with Carlos Glidden and Samuel Soule, patented in 1868.

Background: E. Remington and Sons began manufacturing it commercially in 1873–74.

• Dunlop: John Boyd Dunlop invented the pneumatic tyre.
• Ritche: Ritche is not credited with the typewriter.
• Gutenberg: Gutenberg developed the printing press.

Did you know? Sholes also helped create the QWERTY keyboard layout.

Memory trick: Sholes = typewriter = QWERTY.