Gideon Sundback was not the first person to patent what we know as as the zipper, but he was first to perfect the device.
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Gideon Sundback—the Man who Who Saved us 5 Minutes, Every Day (Inventor of the Zipper)
Who Invented the Zipper?
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How Gideon Sundback Perfected the Zipper
Otto Frederick Gideon Sundback- Inventor of the First Modern Zipper
Gideon Sundback—the Man who Who Saved us 5 Minutes, Every Day (Inventor of the Zipper)