Ottmar Mergenthaler: The Man and His Machine : A Biographical Appreciation of the Inventor on His Centennial

Basil Charles Kahan and Basil Bahan

Language: English

Published by Oak Knoll Press, 1999

158456007X / 9781584560074

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Hardcover, 244 pages. Ottmar Mergenthaler is considered one of America's greatest inventors. The German immigrant revolutionized the printing and publishing industry with the invention of an automatic typesetting machine which became known as the Linotype. This remarkable machine made it possible to eliminate the laborious hand setting of lead type by allowing one Linotype operator to do the work of a half-dozen typographers.This compelling work chronicles Mergenthaler's struggles to get his invention accepted, and his battles with the typographical unions and with his financiers. Record # 361642.

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Title
Ottmar Mergenthaler: The Man and His Machine : A Biographical Appreciation of the Inventor on His Centennial
Author
Basil Charles Kahan and Basil Bahan
Publisher
Oak Knoll Press
Publication year
1999
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
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158456007X
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9781584560074

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