[GreenKeys] Is 2006 the Centennial for Birth of Teleprinters?

[WA3FRP at aol.com]

Hi all,
 
I was just rereading Irv Hoff's An Introduction to Amateur  Radioteletype, 
when I noticed his reference:
 

"...it was not until 1906 that the first teleprinter as we know it, was  
invented by Charles Krum...."
 
 

Is 1906 the commonly held date for the beginnings of  teleprinters?  If so, 
why aren't we celebrating this centennial  event?   Pass the ice cream and cake!
 
 
73
 
Russ
WA3FRP