Whitcomb L. Judson Whitcomb L. Judson Whitcomb L. Judson (March 7, 1846 – December 7, 1909) was an American machine salesman, mechanical engineer and inventor. Judson invented the zipper in the 1890s. Judson was born in Chicago, Illinois. According to the 1860 census, he lived in Illinois, and served in the Union army. He enlisted in 1861 at Oneida, Illinois in the Forty-Second Illinois Cavalry. Judson attended Knox College in his hometown Galesburg, Illinois. He was found in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1886. In 1886 and 1887 the Minneapolis city directory identifies Judson as a "traveling agent" — a traveling salesman working probably for
A Walk In Your Shoes A Walk In Your Shoes A Walk In Your Shoes is a children's reality television series originally airing on Noggin from 2000 until 2002. The show was broadcast on The N from 2003 until 2004. The series' third season was the recipient of a Parents' Choice Silver Award. The series documents the experiences of two different people who switch places for the day and learn how the other person lives. The series was originally picked up by Noggin for a 13-episode first season; this order was later increased to 16, with a 15-episode second season commissioned afterwards. In 2003, a