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Christopher Latham Sholes
(14 Feb 1819 - 17 Feb 1890)
American inventor who developed the first practical typewriter, but being unable to create a market for it, sold the rights to the Remington Arms Company for $12,000.
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Christopher Latham Sholes
The Father of the Typewriter

CHRISTOPHER LATHAM SHOLES
The Father of the Typewriter
Born Feb. 14, 1819
Died Feb. 17, 1890.
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The Father of the Typewriter
Born Feb. 14, 1819
Died Feb. 17, 1890.
colorization © todayinsci (Terms of Use) (source)
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Frontispiece from Charles Edward Weller, The Early History of the Typewriter (1918), 3. (source)
See also:
- Science Quotes by Christopher Latham Sholes.
- 14 Feb - short biography, births, deaths and events on date of Sholes's birth.
- Christopher Latham Sholes - First Typewriter Patent Model - Side View
- Christopher Latham Sholes - First Typewriter Patent Model - Top View
- Grave of Christopher Latham Sholes - Early Photo Showing Only Cemetery Lot
- Christopher Latham Sholes - Home of the First Typewriter
- Christopher Latham Sholes - Letters to the First User of his Typewriter
- Christopher Latham Sholes - Photograph in sepia tone
- The Early History of the Typewriter - The first user of the first Sholes typewriter describes the inventor, and his own experience of Sholes new invention and its development.
- Sholes Grave Memorial - The copper plaque reads: Christopher Latham Sholes 1819 1890 The Father of the Typewriter Dedicated by The Young Men and Women of America In Grateful Memory of One Who Materially Aided in the Worlds Progress.
- The Typewriter: An Illustrated History, by Typewriter Topics. - book suggestion.
- Booklist for Typewriter History.