PITMAN

Sir Isaac Pitman (1813 - 1879), English inventor who developed a system of shorthand for the purpose of speeding up handwriting. Pitman introduced his system in 1837 which he based on the representation of sound by symbols. He divided the English language into light sounds (represented by light strokes) and heavy sounds (represented by shaded or heavy strokes). —SHSBC Binder 27 Approved Glossary

Sir Isaac Pitman (1813 - 1879), English inventor who developed a system of shorthand for the purpose of speeding up handwriting. Pitman introduced his system in 1837 which he based on the representation of sound by symbols. He divided the English language into light sounds (represented by light strokes) and heavy sounds (represented by shaded or heavy strokes).