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The first practical commercial typewriter was invented in 1867 in the United States by _____________.

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Christopher Latham Sholes
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Carlos Glidden
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Samuel Soul
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All of the above
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None of the above
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The correct option is D All of the above

The first practical commercial typewriter was invented in 1867 in the United States by Christopher Latham Sholes,Carlos Glidden and Samuel Soul.

The first typewriter to be commercially successful was invented in 1878 by Americans Christopher Latham Sholes, Frank Haven Hall, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, although Sholes soon disowned the machine and refused to use, or even to recommend it.

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 as one of the inventors of the first typewriter in the United States.


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