I don't think there is a definitive answer on that but this is one of my favourite articles on the topic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/0

I don't think there is a definitive answer on that but this is one of my favourite articles on the topic: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/the-lies-youve-been-told-about-the-origin-of-the-qwerty-keyboard/275537/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/05/the-l... In the end we'll likely never know unless we find some new notes.