Elisha Gray
American electrical engineer (1835–1901)
Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Company. Gray is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in Highland Park, Illinois.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Elisha Gray (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Aug 2, 1835, died Jan 21, 1901.1
About
Some recent authors have argued that Gray should be considered the true inventor of the telephone because Alexander Graham Bell allegedly stole the idea of the liquid transmitter from him. Gray had been using liquid transmitters in his telephone experiments for more than two years previously; however, Bell's patent was upheld in court.
Gray is also considered to be the father of the modern music synthesizer, and was granted over 70 patents for his inventions.
From Wikipedia’s article on Elisha Gray, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
Early life and education
- Date not recordedOberlin College3
Career
Occupation: inventor, engineer.6
- Date not recordedWorked at Oberlin College4
- Date not recordedFounded Graybar5
Personal life
Awards
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Sources
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- 1WikidataElisha Gray on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaElisha Gray on Wikipedia
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- 10WikidataElisha Gray: award, on Wikidata
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- 13WikidataGraybar, Founder
- 14Wikimedia CommonsElisha Gray photo by unknown, Public domain