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Margaret E. Knight

Margaret E. Knight
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Margaret Eloise Knight was an American inventor, notably of a machine to produce flat-bottomed paper bags. She has been called "the most famous 19th-century woman inventor".

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Adam OpelMay 9, 1837 – September 8, 1895
  2. John Wesley HyattNovember 28, 1837 – May 10, 1920
  3. Ferdinand von ZeppelinJuly 8, 1838 – March 8, 1917
  4. Margaret E. Knight (this page)February 14, 1838 – October 12, 1914
  5. William Henry PerkinMarch 12, 1838 – July 14, 1907
  6. Josephine CochraneMarch 8, 1839 – August 3, 1913

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