- Lyman Cornelius Smith
Lyman Cornelius Smith (1834-1910) was an inventor and industrialist. Although his family manufactured guns, they are not the 'Smith' from
Smith and Wesson . They foundedIthaca Gun Company . Smith later went on to found the Smith-Corona Typewriter Company. He also funded theSmith Tower inSeattle, WA , and there are several buildings inSyracuse University named after him.The Smith Corona Company
Smith Corona or the SCM Corporation is a US typewriter and calculator company. The company experienced a decline in sales since the mid 1980s upon the introduction of PC-based word processing. Its competitors include Brother, Olivetti and IBM.
mith Tower
References
* [http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~kenzie/GenSMITH.htm RootsWeb] , "Descendants of JOHN SMITH"
* [http://www.smithtower.com/History.html History of the Smith Tower]
* [http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=727 HistoryLink] , "Seattle's Smith Tower building permit is issued on October 20, 1910."
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