Fascinating facts about Samuel
Clemens
inventor of
a Self-pasting Scrapbook
in 1873. |
Samuel Clemens |
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AT A GLANCE:
Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) had three patents on inventions of his own.
His most famous patented (US140245) invention was his self-pasting
scrapbook, a book with adhesive already on the pages so that items could
be pasted in by wetting the page to activate the adhesive. This
scrapbook sold 25,000 copies, which he said "was well enough for a book
that did not contain a single word that critics could praise or condemn."
Source:
The
Patent Office Pony also
PBS
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Inventor: |
Samuel
Clemens (aka Mark Twain) |
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Criteria: |
First to patent. First practical. |
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Birth: |
November
30, 1835 in Florida, Missouri |
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Death: |
April 21,
1910 in Redding, Connecticut |
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Nationality: |
American
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