Ford Typewriter Ford Typewriter The Ford typewriter was an early prototype typewriter introduced in 1895 by Eugene A. Ford, who later became chief development engineer at IBM (no relation to Henry Ford who founded the Ford Motor Company). It was a commercial failure and only a few were manufactured. Unlike many competing typewriters of this time, it was a forward-striking machine, meaning the hammer struck forward against the paper which was held against the platen roller, instead of up from underneath. This allowed the typist to see the text as it was typed, which was not possible in most other typewriters of
Typewriter in the Sky of someone else's imagination." Writing in "A Short History of Fantasy" (2009), authors Farah Mendlesohn and Edward James characterized the book as "The best of Hubbard's stories" and noted that it "is better seen as a rationalized fantasy". In a 2009 article on Hubbard's writings, "Booklist" classed "Typewriter in the Sky" and "Fear" as among classics within science fiction and fantasy. Alexei Panshin and Cory Panshin wrote in "The World Beyond the Hill: Science Fiction and the Quest for Transcendence" (1989), ""Typewriter in the Sky" can be understood as an old-fashioned alien exploration story, with a new basis of transfer