Edward Nairne, in 1770, invented the first rubber eraser.
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Edward Nairne was born in 1726.
Nairne invented the rubber eraser after the discovery of rubber in 1770. He sold them in England, at a high price. Each half inch cube was three shillings. This is how the eraser, or rubber, got its name, that it rubs out pencil marks. It is interesting to note that Edward Nairne and Edward Naime are the same people. His last name has not been determined, since he lived so long ago, the written name cannot be determined as an "M" or "RN."
Edward Nower died on 2006-09-19.
Charles Edward Nairne died on 1899-02-19.
Edward Nairne first developed the the eraser and it was widely used. However, these rubbers used to go bad after a certain length of time. Hymen Lipman received the first patent for attaching a rubber to the end of a pencil.
In 1770, Edward Nairne, an English engineer, is credited with developing the first widely-marketed rubber eraser for an inventions competition. Until that time the material was known as gum elastic or by its native American name (via French) caoutchouc.
Charles Edward Nairne was born on 1836-06-30.
Edward Nairne b. Sandwich, England, 1726; d. London, 1 September 1806, was an optician and scientific instrument maker.
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Carolina Nairne has written: 'Songs of Lady Nairne'
yes he did in 1770