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Lebbeus Harding Rogers (1847–1932) was an American inventor and businessman from Cincinnati, Ohio. 〔(New York Times:LEBBEUS H. ROGERS, NOTED INVENTOR, DIES; Devised the System of Laying Underground Wires in Flexible Tubing;December 18, 1932 )〕 Rogers was the founder of Mount Morris Bank in Harlem, New York.〔 and the inventor of the system of burying utilities underground in flexible tubing.〔 Roger held over 50 patents and was the author of four books.〔 〔(Patents by Lebbeus H. Rogers )〕 In 1870, Rogers founded the Rogers Manifold Carbon Paper Company in New York City, the first company in America, and possibly in the world, to produce carbon paper, even before the advent of typewriters.〔 〔(Makin’ Copies: the Complete History by Ransom Riggs - December 10, 2009 )〕 A good friend of inventor Alexander Graham Bell, Rogers turned down an offer to purchase a tenth share of Bell's telephone patent, which would have ultimately made Rogers a very rich man.〔 Roger died in his home in Portland, Oregon on December 16, 1932.〔 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lebbeus H. Rogers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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