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Court reporting originated in 63 B.C.
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In 1180, a monk named John of Tilbury created the first shorthand system for English speakers (A.K.A courtreporters)
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In 1602, John Willis published a shorthand system based on the English alphabet, rather than symbols
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When the Connecticut legislature passed a law in 1785 requiring judges to prepare their decisions in writing, Kirby had already begun his own compilation for private use
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George Kerr Anderson developed the first stenotype that allowed 2 or more keys to be used at once
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In 1837, Isaac Pitman created a shorthand system based on phonetics (the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription.)
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Miles Bartholomew invented the first Stenograph (typing) machine, which they use to type court hearings word for word.
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Improvements were later made to
the machine and patents were obtained for it in 1879 and
1884. -
The efficiency of the
machine was proven at the 1914 National Shorthand
Reporters Association speed contest in which nine
machine shorthand trained teenagers consistently won
against 30 seasoned professional pen writers with up to
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Court reporters were
present at such famous trials as the Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping in 1935 -
In the 1950s, IBM partnered with the US military to create stenotype machines where typed words and even symbols could be translated into many different languages.
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A stenographer took notes during President Kennedy’s
news conference at the State Department
Auditorium in Washington D.C. on
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President Carter was reported during an interview with
New York Times reporter Scotty Reston in
the White House on December 1, 1977. -
Since 1992, more than 50,000 Stenturas
have been sold to court reporters around the world. Provides instantanious real time translations. -
In the 1950s, IBM partnered with the US military to create stenotype machines where typed words and even symbols could be translated into many different languages
