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Pellegrino Turri

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Italian inventor

ScientistsLived 1800 to 1900 · aged 100
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Pellegrino Turri (1765-1828), an Italian inventor, invented a mechanical typing machine, one of the first typewriters, at the start of the 19th century for his blind friend Countess Carolina Fantoni da Fivizzano. He also invented carbon paper to provide the ink for his machine.

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Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1800 to 1900 · aged 100
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8 languages

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