Which Happened First?

King Camp Gillette

King Camp Gillette
Image: Benjamin Joseph Falk · Public domain · source

King Camp Gillette was an American businessman who invented a bestselling safety razor and was the founder of the Gillette razor company. Gillette's innovation was the thin, inexpensive, disposable blade of stamped steel.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Dates from Wikidata (CC0)

Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Charles Algernon ParsonsJune 13, 1854 – February 11, 1931
  2. George EastmanJuly 12, 1854 – March 14, 1932
  3. Hertha AyrtonApril 28, 1854 – August 23, 1923
  4. John BrowningJanuary 23, 1855 – November 26, 1926
  5. King Camp Gillette (this page)January 5, 1855 – July 9, 1932
  6. Sarah E. Goode1855 – April 8, 1905

Related

Play a round with Technology · 19th century
King Camp Gillette (January 5, 1855 – July 9, 1932) · Which Happened First?