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    his time, Sholes went by the names C. Latham Sholes, Latham Sholes, or C. L. Sholes, but never "Christopher Sholes" or "Christopher L. Sholes". Born in...
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    successful typewriter. Principally designed by the American inventor Christopher Latham Sholes, it was developed with the assistance of fellow printer Samuel...
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  • Senator Sholes may refer to: Charles Sholes (1816–1867), Wisconsin State Senate Christopher Latham Sholes (1819–1890), Wisconsin State Senate This disambiguation...
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    younger brother was Christopher Latham Sholes, the inventor of the typewriter. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, to Orrin and Catherine Sholes, he worked for a...
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    QWERTY (redirect from Sholes keyboard)
    the early 1870s by Christopher Latham Sholes, a newspaper editor and printer who lived in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In October 1867, Sholes filed a patent application...
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    Samuel W. Soulé (January 25, 1830 – July 12, 1875), along with Christopher Latham Sholes and Carlos Glidden, was the inventor of the first practical typewriter...
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  • the codenames Sholes and Tao and the model number A855. Charles Sholes (Wisconsin politician), American politician Christopher Latham Sholes, American inventor...
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  • William Austin Burt for the typographer. In the late 19th century, Christopher Latham Sholes created the first recognizable typewriter, which was described...
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  • "Doc" Holliday – American Gunslinger and Gambler, aged 36. 1890: Christopher Latham Sholes – American inventor, aged 71. 1897: Thérèse of Lisieux – French...
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    was verified by independent, non-Mormon witnesses, including Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor of the first practical typewriter. Strang was accused...
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  • to the later upstroke design of the Sholes and Glidden typewriter. In 1868, the American Christopher Latham Sholes (1819–1890) patented, on behalf of Remington...
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    1868 by Americans Christopher Latham Sholes, Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, although Sholes soon disowned the...
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    the modern keyboard is most often based on the QWERTY design by Christopher Sholes. Sholes' layout was long thought to have been laid out in such a way that...
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    iAfrika, a component of the national anthem of South Africa. Christopher Latham Sholes, inventor of the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard...
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    commercial typewriters. He was present at a typewriter exhibition by Christopher Latham Sholes and saw the first prototype in January 1867. He compared the technical...
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  • footballer Christopher Latham (born 1994), British racing cyclist Christine Latham (born 1981), Canadian soccer player Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890)...
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  • Vegas, Nevada and poet laureate of Nevada. Kendra Scott, jeweler Christopher Latham Sholes, publisher, inventor of the QWERTY keyboard Zalmon Gilbert Simmons...
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  • Watie surrenders the last significant Confederate army. 1868 – Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for an invention he called the "Type-Writer"...
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  • Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890) v t e...
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    Parkman Tuckerman, American composer (d. 1890) February 14 – Christopher Latham Sholes, American inventor (d. 1890) February 20 – Alfred Escher, Swiss...
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  • Belgian astronomer, mathematician, and sociologist (b. 1796) 1890 – Christopher Latham Sholes, American publisher and politician (b. 1819) 1905 – Grand Duke...
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  • Hamilton Smith, African-American businesswoman (d. 1884) 1819 – Christopher Latham Sholes, American journalist and politician, invented the typewriter (d...
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    politician and inventor of the typewriter, Christopher Latham Sholes. The day after McCaffary's execution, Sholes wrote in the Telegraph: "We hope that this...
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  • Prairie Downtown Historic District Notable past senators include: Christopher Latham Sholes, 1848-1850, "father of the typewriter" John Sharpstein, 1852,...
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  • bowling at the oldest bowling alley in the country, discovers how Christopher Latham Sholes developed the QWERTY system used on typewriters and modern keyboards...
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  • "Typewriter no longer a curiosity". Mr. Typewriter: A biography of Christopher Latham Sholes. p. 45. ASIN B0007DRUJY. "Why They Want to Shift the Keyboard"...
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    Retrieved January 4, 2020. "NIHF Inductee and Typewriter Inventor Christopher Sholes". www.invent.org. June 5, 2024. Archived from the original on May...
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  • district In office January 4, 1858 – January 2, 1860 Preceded by Christopher Latham Sholes Succeeded by George Bennett Personal details Born (1806-03-19)March...
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    Enquirer to advocate the temperance issue. In January 1840 he met Christopher Latham Sholes, and, in June of that year, they partnered to publish and co-edit...
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    district In office January 7, 1850 – January 1851 Preceded by Christopher Latham Sholes Succeeded by Orson S. Head Personal details Born (1817-11-13)November...
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