Tolbert Lanston
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Tolbert Lanston was an American inventor best known for creating the Monotype typesetting system, which revolutionized mechanical typesetting in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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inventor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Monotype Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
automation of composition in printing
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mechanization of typesetting ⓘ |
| countryOfActivity | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed | Monotype typesetting system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Lanston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
printing technology
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typesetting ⓘ |
| givenName | Tolbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInnovationType | mechanical typesetting system ⓘ |
| impact | revolutionized mechanical typesetting ⓘ |
| influenced |
commercial publishing
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printing industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
inventing the Monotype typesetting system
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mechanical typesetting innovations ⓘ |
| name | Tolbert Lanston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableWork | Monotype typesetting system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | inventor ⓘ |
| technologyDomain |
printing machinery
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text composition systems ⓘ |
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