John Clark was an English printer and inventor who created the first automated text generator, the Latin Verse Machine between 1830 and 1843. Clark also patented a method for rubberising cloth that was used for air beds.

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Occupation: inventor, printer, grocer
Citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Born: 1785, November 21, 1785
Died: 1853, May 23, 1853

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John Clark

19th century British inventor

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