Christopher Miner Spencer
American Civil War industrialist and inventor
Died when: 88 years 208 days (1062 months)Star Sign: Gemini
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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