Which Happened First?

Samuel Colt

Samuel Colt
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Samuel Colt was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company and made the mass production of revolvers commercially viable.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Alexander ParkesDecember 29, 1813 – June 29, 1890
  2. Henry BessemerJanuary 19, 1813 – March 15, 1898
  3. Isaac PitmanJanuary 4, 1813 – January 12, 1897
  4. Adolphe SaxNovember 6, 1814 – February 7, 1894
  5. Heinrich GeißlerMay 26, 1814 – January 24, 1879
  6. Samuel Colt (this page)July 22, 1814 – January 10, 1862

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