Edwin J. Houston

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American educator electrical engineer inventor person

Edwin J. Houston was an American electrical engineer, inventor, and educator who co-founded General Electric and made significant contributions to the development and popularization of electrical power systems.

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Edwin J. Houston canonical 3
Edwin James Houston 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American ⓘ
educator ⓘ
electrical engineer ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
person ⓘ
associatedWith General Electric ⓘ
awardReceived Elliott Cresson Medal ⓘ
birthDate 1847-07-09 ⓘ
coAuthorWith Elihu Thomson ⓘ
coFounderOf Thomson-Houston Electric Company ⓘ
collaboratedWith Elihu Thomson ⓘ
deathDate 1914-03-01 ⓘ
educatedAt Central High School, Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Central High School of Philadelphia
employer Central High School, Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Central High School of Philadelphia
era 19th century ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
familyName Houston ⓘ
fieldOfWork electrical engineering ⓘ
physics education ⓘ
fullName Edwin J. Houston self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Edwin James Houston
genre popular science ⓘ
science textbook ⓘ
givenName Edwin ⓘ
influenced electrical power system development in the United States ⓘ
knownFor electrical inventions ⓘ
popularization of electrical power systems ⓘ
science textbooks ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf American Institute of Electrical Engineers ⓘ
nationality United States of America ⓘ
notableWork textbooks on electricity and magnetism ⓘ
textbooks on physics ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
educator ⓘ
electrical engineer ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
placeOfBirth City of Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ
surface form: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
placeOfDeath Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
positionHeld professor of natural philosophy ⓘ
professor of physical geography ⓘ
residence Philadelphia ⓘ
surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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General Electric → foundedBy → Edwin J. Houston ⓘ
Thomson-Houston Electric Company → foundedBy → Edwin J. Houston ⓘ
Thomson-Houston Electric Company → keyPerson → Edwin J. Houston ⓘ
Edwin J. Houston → fullName → Edwin J. Houston self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Edwin James Houston