... I found out that the 1st English Typewriter Patent was way back in 1714, and following the success or fame brought by this wonderful invention a man by the name of William Austin Burt from Detroit was awarded the honour of the 1st American Patent for a typewriter. But like all inventors Burt discovered that the life of an inventor was never a smooth one ... ...

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