Most people know the first (modern ball) mouse was made in Xerox. Who invented the keyboard?

Answer 1

C. L. Sholes, who put together the prototypes of the first commercial typewriter in a Milwaukee machine shop back in the 1860's

When Sholes built his first model in 1868, the keys were arranged alphabetically in two rows. At the time, Milwaukee was a backwoods town. The crude machine shop tools available there could hardly produce a finely-honed instrument that worked with precision. Yes, the first typewriter was sluggish. Yes, it did clash and jam when someone tried to type with it. But Sholes was able to figure out a way around the problem simply by rearranging the letters. Looking inside his early machine, we can see how he did it.

The keyboard arrangement was considered important enough to be included on Sholes' patent granted in 1878

Answer 2

Since you mentioned the mouse I'm going to asume you are talking about computer keyboards.

In 1874 Sholes & Glidden typewriters established the QWERTY layout for the letter keys that is used nowadays in Anglophone countries for virtually all computer keyboards and the majority of other keyboards.

Of course this was a typewriter keyboard and not a computer one. But the evolution of computers from punched card readers thru modern computers has generaly included the same keyboard layout, so I don't think you are going to find the inventor of the computer keyboard.

Answer 3

Christopher. L. Sholes invented the typewriter in 1868. It wasn't until the invention of the Video Display Terminal in 1964 though did it become feasible to use a keyboard as an input device for a computer.

Answer 4

The first practical typewriter was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes and was marketed by the Remington Arms company in 1873

Answer 5

Who invented the keyboard?

Answer 6

i heard that QWERTY is the inventor's name
thats why its called qwerty keyboard......

Answer 7

IBM