# History of the QWERTY Keyboard

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Podcast: [History Dispatches](https://stenobird.com/podcast/history-dispatches-7236148)
Published: 2026-07-22T07:10:00+00:00
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## Resource

Do you ever sit at your computer and look at the keyboard and wonder - how did we get here? Why are the letters laid out in such a jumbled mess? Why is the J easier to type than the E? That’s just one of many questions we tackle as we look at the history of what today we call the QWERTY keyboard. Sources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFkC3F0lmjA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QWERTY https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-qwerty-keyboard-will-never-die-where-did-the-150-year-old-design-come-from-49863249/ Image: By Martin Howard: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Remington_2_typewriter_keyboard.jpg Sponsor Go to factormeals.com/dispatchespod50off to get 50 percent off and free daily greens per box. New subscribers only. While supplies last until 09/27/2026. (See website for more details). History Dispatches is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com Interested in advertising on History Dispatches? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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