Gloucestershire, England, 1837: renowned English educator Sir Isaac Pitman published what would become the most culturally significant of the seven books he wrote before his death in 1897, ...

MADRAS, India -- S.V. Ramaswamy, a former banker from a long line of Hindu priests, starts his day with a chant, offering incense in front of the flower-adorned statue of his favorite deity: Sir Isaac ...

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Shorthand is a method of quickly writing down information. It has roots in the Senate of ancient Rome and allows the annotation of more than 200 words a minute by top exponents. It enables secretaries ...

A BUSINESSMAN who reinvented Pitman shorthand for a new generation has died after a long health battle. Sunderland-born Bryan Coombs, who suffered an irreversible brain injury after falling on ice in ...