Christopher Latham Sholes (February 14, 1819 – February 17, 1890) was an American inventor who invented the first practical typewriter and the QWERTY keyboard still in use today. He was also a newspaper publisher and Wisconsin politician.
Read more about Christopher Latham Sholes: Youth and Political Career, The "Voree Plates", Inventing The Typewriter
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