Ticker tape - History. 1  Although telegraphic printing systems were first invented by Royal Earl House in 1846, early models were fragile, required hand-cranked power, frequently went out of synchronization between sender and receiver, and did not become popular in widespread commercial use.
In 1943, Reynal & Hitchcock published Saint-ExupÃ©ryâs The Little Prince in English, translated by Katherine Woods and then published the French version (Le Petit Prince) shortly after. The publisherâs English version features a five-line colophon at the end of the book, while the French version does not.
The protagonist of the short novel is the Little Prince. He is a simple, yet mystical, creature from asteroid B-612. One day a seed arrives on his planet and blooms into a beautiful flower. Though the flower is lovely, it is vain and irritates the Prince. Finally he leaves his planet, to escape the flower.