what was his career?
Inventor, newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician
Christopher Latham Sholes
was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard, and, along with Samuel W. Soule, Carlos Glidden and John Pratt, has been contended to be one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician.
what is sholes and glidden typewriter? First commercially successful typewriter when was this developed? 1867-1874 who designed it? Christopher Latham Sholes where was this person from? United States
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Christopher Latham Sholes [SEP] Introduction
Christopher Latham Sholes (February 14, 1819 – February 17, 1890) was an American inventor who invented the QWERTY keyboard, and, along with Samuel W. Soule, Carlos Glidden and John Pratt, has been contended to be one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician.