See yourself: http://vodpod.com/watch/1656610-barbara-blackburn-worlds-fastest-typist-on-letterman-1985
Barbara BlackBurn
Mrs.Barbara Blackburn of Salem, Oregon maintained a speed of 150 wpm for 50 min (37,500 key strokes) and attained a speed of 170 wpm using the Dvorak Simplified Keyboard (DSK) system. Her top speed was recorded at 212 wpm. Source: Norris McWhirter, ed. (1985), THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS, 23rd US edition, New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
Perry Mason lost The Case of the Terrified Typist" but, of course, in the end he did find the solution to the murder case He also lost in "The Case of the Deadly Verdict". That episode begins with Perry Mason trying to find a clue in order to solve the case that he lost. He is sure that something is missing and finally he solves the mystery.
For steerage, anywhere between three and eight pounds. Given the time and place, this could be said to represent about 198 to 528 pounds today. At the exchange rate of $1.56 as of February 12th, 2010, the ticket would roughly cost between $309 to $824. Or as one website put it, about a month's wages for a typist or clerk. The most expensive first class tickets were over 800 pounds then, or over $82,000 in today's prices.
40 minutes and 4 seconds. Susan and Jack take at least a half an hour to type "it". Judging by Jonathans speed in typing, he can type a 20 page document in 40 minutes, but it would take him 4 extra seconds to type those two other words judging by his pace.
Barba Blackburn
Barbara Blackburn is the fastest typist on record, at 150 words per minute for 50 minutes.
Barbara Blackburn is the fastest typist on record, at 150 words per minute for 50 minutes.
Barbara Blackburn is the fastest typist on record, at 150 words per minute for 50 minutes.
Barbara Blackburn, with a top words per minute of 212
Barbara BlackBurn
The fastest typist ever recorded is Barbara Blackburn, who can type 212 words per minute with an accuracy level of about 95%.
Ron Mingo was the fastest typewriter inthe world
Barbara Blackburn is the fastest typist on record, at 150 words per minute for 50 minutes.
According to the link below, yes, he is the fastest typer in the world with a record of 6000 words per minute.Who_holds_world_record_fastest_typer
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