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Chinese Typewriters (中文打字机）

The history of Chinese typewriting is one of experiments, prototypes, failures, and successes in the century-long quest to solve a complex design puzzle: How to fit thousands of characters on a desktop device? The history of Chinese typewriting is also a unique lens through which to examine the broader histories of Chinese mass mobilisation, science and technology, literacy, women, industry, and cultural work.

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• Mass Mobilisation
• Science and Technology
• Mass Campaigns
• Literacy
• Women
• Industry
• Cultural Work