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Samuel Ward Francis

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Samuel Ward Francis (December 26, 1835 – March 25, 1886) was an American writer, inventor, and physician from New York.[1] Among his inventions was an early typewriter and the spork.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Inside Out, a Curious Book by a Singular Man
  • Life and Death (1870)

References

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  1. ^ "Newport Daily News : Obituary" (PDF). Collections.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  2. ^ US147119A, "Improvement in combined knives, forks, and spoons", issued 1874-02-03