Christopher Miner Spencer | |
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| Born | Christopher Miner Spencer June 20, 1833 |
| Died | January 14, 1922 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Weapons designer |
| Children | Percival H. Spencer |
Christopher Miner Spencer (June 20, 1833 – January 14, 1922) was an American inventor, from Manchester, Connecticut, who invented the Spencer repeating rifle, one of the earliest models of lever-action rifle, a steam powered "horseless carriage", and several other inventions. He developed the first fully automatic turret lathe,[1] which in its small- to medium-sized form is also known as a screw machine.