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

Kahan, Basil Charles; Bahan, Basil

Language: English

Published by Oak Knoll Press, 1999

158456007X / 9781584560074

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After a wide ranging career, Kahan took early retirement to pursue his lifelong interest in the printing trade. He found many conflicting reports about the German immigrant to the US Mergenthaler (1845-99) and his invention of an automatic typesetting machine that later became the Linotype, and decided to set the record straight with a biographical appreciation. He particularly narrates the conflicts with the typographers' unions and with his financial backers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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Title
Ottmar Mergenthaler: The Man and His Machine : A Biographical Appreciation of the Inventor on His Centennial
Author
Kahan, Basil Charles; Bahan, Basil
Publisher
Oak Knoll Press
Publication year
1999
Condition
New
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
158456007X
ISBN 13
9781584560074
Edition
First Edition.
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0.188 pounds

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