Question

Who was the first author to submit typewritten book manuscript ?

• A. H.G Wells
• B. Mark Twain
• C. Henry James
• D. William D Howells

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Mark Twain

• •Henry Mill was an English inventor who patented the first typewriter in 1714.
• Later Christopher Latham Sholes, Samuel W Soule, Carlos S Glidden.
• Remington and Sons – the first typewriter were placed on the market in 1874, and the machine was soon renamed the Remington.
• First commercially successful typewriter was produced in the 1870s.
• Mark Twain purchased a Remington and became the first author to submit a typewriter book manuscript.
• Sholes & Glidden typewriter, which began production in late 1873 and appeared on the American market in 1874.