Shorthand is a method of quickly writing down information ... Formerly, the most heavily used form of shorthand was Pitman, which dates back to the 19th Century. In business, shorthand has ...

1809: Louis Braille is born. He'll devise a tactile alphabet for the blind. 1813: Isaac Pitman is born. He'll devise a shorthand alphabet for quickly writing what people are saying. It's probably ...

find out how a little boy, who was punished for talking in class lost his hearing in one ear, pushing him towards his eventual calling Shorthand refers to the writing method employing abbreviated ...

It looks like hieroglyphics - but Pitman shorthand is a way of phonetically writing English at speed. Former court reporter and shorthand expert Mary Sorene attained a speed of 210 words per ...

Shorthand is a method of quickly writing down information ... Formerly, the most heavily used form of shorthand was Pitman, which dates back to the 19th Century. In business, shorthand has ...