What did John T. Thompson invent and lend his name to, a notorious feature of the Prohibition era that earned nicknames including the "Chicago Typewriter" and "Trench Sweeper"?
John T. Thompson: John Taliaferro (pronounced "tolliver") Thompson (December 31, 1860 – June 21, 1940) was a United States Army officer best remembered as the inventor of the Thompson submachine gun. Thompson submachine gun: The Thompson submachine gun is an American submachine gun, invented by John T. Thompson in 1918, that became infamous during the Prohibition era.
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