Sylvan Goldman
Sylvan Goldman · Technology & Engineering
Invented the shopping cart (1936-37) for his Humpty Dumpty grocery stores.
November 15, 1898, Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA — October 25, 1984
Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA
Sylvan Goldman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Technology & Engineering — Invented the shopping cart (1936-37) for his Humpty Dumpty grocery stores.
Sylvan Goldman was an American businessman and inventor, born into a Jewish family in Ardmore, Oklahoma. As owner of the Humpty Dumpty grocery chain, he invented the shopping cart in 1936-37 to help customers carry more goods, patenting a folding design that transformed retail. The shopping cart became a universal fixture of modern supermarkets and self-service shopping around the world.
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Invented the shopping cart (1936-37) for his Humpty Dumpty grocery stores.
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