Edwin Shoemaker
This celebrity goo was created by Steve West.
Scott Hardie may have altered Steve's goo before publication.
publication date: Friday, August 30, 2019 (part of Summer 2019)
category: 
Inventions
clue: Live by the sword, die by the sword. Or in this inventor's case, the comfortable chair.
explanation: Shoemaker invented the La-Z-Boy recliner. About 70 years later, he died in one. more…
intended difficulty: hard
solved by: Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Matthew Preston
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