Carlos Glidden
American inventor

Carlos Glidden

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American inventor
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
8 November 1834
Death:
11 March 1877
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Wisconsin Historical Marker

Carlos Glidden (November 8, 1834 – March 11, 1877), along with Christopher Sholes, Frank Haven Hall, and Samuel W. Soule, invented the first practical typewriter at a machine shop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He kept on improving the typewriter until he died.