The Life of Sir Isaac Pitman (Inventor of Phonography) (Classic Reprint)

Download or read book The Life of Sir Isaac Pitman (Inventor of Phonography) (Classic Reprint) written by Alfred Baker and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-22 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Life of Sir Isaac Pitman (Inventor of Phonography) In the illustrious roll of inventors who have in our own age conferred great and varied benefits on their country, the name of Sir Isaac Pitman occupies a unique position, as the originator of a method of brief writing as widely used as the language in which it is written. His bold experiment of giving to the world a system of shorthand having an absolutely phonetic basis was an immediate success, and for over seventy years it has proved of inestimable service for every purpose for which a written record is desired, and has become the standard method of English shorthand. He did not live to see success attend his proposals for a drastic reform of English spelling on a strictly phonetic basis. But it is only just to his memory to point out that, to his work as a pioneer, is to a large extent due the revived interest in simplified spelling manifested in our own time. The life story of Sir Isaac Pitman has been related in many forms, but not hitherto with the completeness which has been attempted in the present volume. The author's thanks are due to Sir Isaac's family for placing at his disposal all the personal records in their possession. Mr. Henry Pitman, younger brother of the Inventor of Phonography, gave valuable information on many points. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.