The Wubi Effect
Radiolab
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Typewriter Speed Queens Are Lined Up to Show the World How Fast They Are
The Chinese character was nearly wiped out by typewriters in the U.S. 50 years ago, people were arguing that China must modernize or starve. Professor Wong thought there has to be a way to type in Chinese and save it. "He called it destiny. He felt like it was fate," says historian Martin Howard.
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