Joseph Nathan Kane (January 23, 1899 – September 22, 2002) was an American non-fiction writer, historian, and journalist. He is best known for being a researcher who found the person that did an event first and what products, services, and inventions were first to come about. His book Famous First Facts with later publications is a reference book used by academic and public libraries. He hosted a weekly national radio program in the 1930s on facts that were first and was an authority for quiz programs like The $64,000 Question and Break the Bank. He wrote 52 books that had to do with trivia and first facts. He was a consultant to various radio and television stations as well as to the United States Congress, the White House, and the Department of the Interior. His last work was about Walter Hunt, who he believes is actually the true inventor of the modern fountain pen, the common sewing machine, and the American safety pin. source
Joseph Nathan Kane
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Born | 23 January 1899 |
Died | 22 September 2002 |
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Joseph Nathan Kane
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Born | 23 January 1899 |
Died | 22 September 2002 |
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Geographical Names, Miscellanea, History, Nicknames, Administrative and political divisions, Biography, History, Local, Local History, Names, Presidents, united states, State governments, Bevolkerung, Biographies, Bundesstaat, Cities and towns, County government, Dictionaries, Dictionnaires anglais, Encyclopedias, Encyclopedias and dictionaries, Encyclopedias as Topic, Encyclopédies et dictionnaires anglais, English, Histoire locale, InventionsPeople
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- OLID: OL395415A
- ISNI: 0000000114624816
- VIAF: 91923901
- Wikidata: Q6285752
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q6285752
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