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Elihu Thomson (March 29, 1853 – March 13, 1937) was an American engineer and inventor who was instrumental in the founding of major electrical companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
Elihu Thomson was a U.S. electrical engineer and inventor whose discoveries in the field of alternating-current phenomena led to the development of successful alternating-current motors. He was also a founder of the U.S. electrical industry.
Elihu Thomson was born in England on March 29, 1853. He would later become one of the most prolific inventors in U.S. history and would join Thomas Edison to form one of the most pervasive companies in the world, General Electric.
Elihu Thomson, 1853-1937, was an English-born, American inventor and engineer, who served as acting President of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) twice–from March 1920 to July 1921 and from November 1921 to January 1923.
May 3, 2024 · Elihu Thomson, a professor-turned-entrepreneur, made several critical discoveries in the field of alternating current (AC), filing more than 700 patents as an inventor. Here’s a look at his life and accomplishments.
Feb 14, 2019 · Elihu Thomson, AIEE President, 1889 - 1890, his invention of the 3 coil dynamo was the foundation to a successful electric lighting system that he and colleague E. J. Houston produced in 1879 through their company Thomson-Houston Electric Company.
Elihu Thomson (March 29, 1853 – March 13, 1937) was an engineer and inventor who held 696 U.S. patents on numerous electrical inventions, including arc lights, generators, electric welding machines, x-ray tubes, and recording wattmeters.
Elihu Thomson. 1853-1937. American engineering scientist and inventor in electrical technology. Thomson devised and marketed a successful electric arc lighting system, developed an alternating-current motor, and held almost 700 patents relating to electrical devices or processes.
Elihu Thomson was one of the greatest early pioneers of DC and AC power. Thomson was born in Manchester, England in 1853. He moved to Philadelphia, then to Swampscott, Massachusetts while working for General Electric in Lynn. Thomson was instrumental in the start of electric arc lighting along with Charles F. Brush.
Elihu Thomson wrote, “There is scarcely a day passing, on which some new use for electricity is not discovered. It seems destined to become at some future time the means of obtaining light, heat, and mechanical force.”
