How was typing born?
It all starts in 1873 with the Remington No. 1, the first commercial typewriter. The QWERTY keyboard was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes to space out frequently combined letters and prevent mechanical jams. The first typing courses appeared in the 1880s, already teaching the 10-finger method.
How did typing evolve in the 20th century?
In the 1930s-1960s, typing became an essential professional skill. Secretaries were trained to type at 60+ WPM. Speed contests attracted crowds. With the arrival of personal computers in the 1980s, typing left offices and entered homes. But paradoxically, it disappeared from school curricula.
Does typing still have a future in the AI era?
Some predict the end of the keyboard with voice dictation and generative AI. In reality, the keyboard remains the most precise and discreet way to communicate with a machine. AI doesn't replace typing — it makes it even more important. Writing effective prompts, editing generated text, coding with an AI copilot: everything goes through the keyboard.