1589
The knitting machine was created by William Lee in 1589.
In 1589. William Lee invented the first sock.
1500: Wheel Lock Musket. First Flush Toilet. 1510: DaVinci invents horizontal waterwheel. Pocket watch invented by Peter Henlein. 1513: Urs Graf Invents Etching. 1565: Graphite Pencil 1568: Bottled Beer invented in London. 1589: Englishmen, William Lee invents a knitting machine called the stocking frame. 1590:Dutchmen, Zacharias Janssen invents the compound microscope. 1593: Galileo Galilei invents a water thermometer.
Socks have been around for centuries, with evidence dating back to ancient Egypt and Rome. The modern sock as we know it today has evolved over time, with early forms made from animal hides or woven fabrics. It's difficult to credit the invention of the sock to one person, as they have likely been independently developed by different cultures around the world.
Lee S. Burridge created the type writing machine.
William Blackstone Lee has written: 'Lee of Virginia'
William Ellsworth Lee was born in 1867.
William Ellsworth Lee died in 1936.
William 'Caveman' Lee was born in 1956.
William Lockhart of Lee was born in 1621.
William Lockhart of Lee died in 1675.
William Lee Bradley was born in 1918.