Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Who invented Christmas Cards

  1. Herman Hollerith

  2. Semen Korsakov

  3. Sir Henry Cole

  4. Trevor Baylis
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Sir Henry Cole commissioned the first commercial Christmas cards in 1843 in London. He worked with artist John Callcott Horsley to design a card showing a family toasting Christmas. The cards sold for one shilling each. Herman Hollerith developed tabulating machines, Semen Korsakov worked on information processing, and Trevor Baylis invented the clockwork radio.

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