In the United States, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Austin_Burt" id="mwQA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="William Austin Burt">William Austin Burt</a> patents the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typographer_(typewriter)" id="mwQQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Typographer (typewriter)">typographer</a>, a precursor to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter" id="mwQg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Typewriter">typewriter</a>.