christopher latham sholes

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Definition of christopher latham sholes in English English dictionary

born Feb. 14, 1819, near Mooresburg, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 17, 1890, Milwaukee, Wis. U.S. inventor. His first experiments were with numbering and letter-writing machines. In 1868 he was granted a patent for a typewriter with Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soulé; later improvements brought him two more patents. In 1873 he sold his rights for $12,000 to the Remington Arms Co., which developed the machine that was marketed as the Remington Typewriter

Hyphenation

Chris·to·pher latham sholes

Turkish pronunciation

krîstıfır läthım şōlz

Pronunciation

/ˈkrəstəfər ˈlaᴛʜəm ˈsʜōlz/ /ˈkrɪstəfɜr ˈlæθəm ˈʃoʊlz/