On this day, 66 years ago, on December 20, 1959 (November 21, 1959, the Soviet Union built the world's first electronic typesetting machine. In December 1959, the Soviet Union built the world's first programmable electronic typesetting machine. Its basic principles are similar to those of electronic computers. Under the leadership of scientist Rakov, the employees of the Data Work Mechanization and Automation Laboratory of the Soviet Institute of Scientific and Technological Information successfully created this unique new machine after a period of research. Its working procedure is as follows: first, the article to be typesetting is punched in the paper tape through an electromagnetic device, and then the processed paper tape is used to control the electronic machine, and the electronic machine makes the typesetting machine work automatically. In addition to arranging general text, this machine can also arrange complex charts. Another great advantage of this machine is that it can be used for remote typesetting work. For example, people in Moscow can communicate via telecommunications and make typesetting anywhere far away from Moscow.