Christopher Miner Spencer
(1833-1922)
American Civil War industrialist and inventor
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Christopher Miner Spencer (June 20, 1833 – January 14, 1922) was an American inventor, from Manchester, Connecticut, who invented the Spencer repeating rifle, one of the earliest models of lever-action rifle, a steam powered "horseless carriage", and several other inventions. He developed the first fully automatic turret lathe, which in its small- to medium-sized form is also known as a screw machine.
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20 June 1833 Manchester, Connecticut
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14 January 1922 (aged 88) Windsor, Connecticut
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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