There is actually a really good paper [1] that tracks the origin of the QWERTY keyboard and the specific incremental changes that bring it from mostly alphabeti

There is actually a really good paper [1] that tracks the origin of the QWERTY keyboard and the specific incremental changes that bring it from mostly alphabetical to QWERTY. 1. https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/server/api/core/bitstreams/dc434be9-80cd-499b-a984-f9fa35954c3b/content https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/server/api/core/bitst...