Giuseppe Ravizza Giuseppe Ravizza Giuseppe Ravizza, a prolific typewriter inventor, was born in Novara, Italy in 1811 (died 1885), and spent nearly 40 years of his life obsessively grappling with the complexities of inventing a usable writing machine. He called his invention "" because of its piano-type keys and keyboard. The story of the 16 models he produced between 1847 and the early 1880s is described in "The Writing Machine" and illustrated from Ravizza’s 1855 patent, which bears similarities to the later upstroke design of the Sholes and Glidden typewriter. In 1868, the American Christopher Latham Sholes (1819-1890) patented, on behalf of
Rory Scholes Rory Scholes Rory Scholes (born 24 April 1993) is an Irish rugby union player. He plays primarily as a wing, but also covers fullback. Scholes currently plays for Irish provincial side Connacht in the Pro14. He has previously played for his native province of Ulster and Scottish side Edinburgh in the same competition. Scholes was born in Belfast. He was educated at Campbell College in city, and played rugby with the school side. Scholes was part of the team that were runners-up to The Royal School in the Schools Shield in 2010. The following year, he was part of the