The QWERTY Keyboard Will Never Die. Where Did the 150-Year-Old Design Come From? The invention’s true origin story has long been the subject of debate.

The QWERTY layout is attributed to an American inventor named Christopher Latham Sholes, and it made its debut in its earliest form on July 1, 1874 -- 142 years ago today.

The QWERTY keyboard, the standard keyboard used all over the world today, was named after the order of the letters on the top left of the third row of letters. Christopher Latham Sholes invented the ...

The QWERTY keyboard was invented in Milwaukee 150 years ago. Despite its inefficient design, it is still considered the universal keyboard.

On The Vergecast: one man’s quest to build a better keyboard, AI’s future at Microsoft, and all the thumbs on Netflix. On The Vergecast: one man’s quest to build a better keyboard, AI’s ...