Charles Sumner Tainter

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Charles Sumner Tainter was an American inventor and scientist best known for his pioneering work in sound and communication technologies during the late 19th century.

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instanceOf American engineer
human
inventor
scientist
awardReceived John Scott Medal
burialPlace San Diego
surface form: San Diego, California, United States
collaboratedWith Alexander Graham Bell
Chichester Bell
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1844-04-25
dateOfDeath 1940-04-20
employer Volta Laboratory
era late 19th century
familyName Tainter
fieldOfWork acoustics
sound recording
telecommunications
fullName Charles Sumner Tainter self-link
gender male
givenName Charles
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Sumner_Tainter
influencedDomain audio recording industry
telecommunications technology
knownFor development of the graphophone
improvements to the phonograph
pioneering work in sound and communication technologies
work on the photophone
language English
nationality American
notableAchievement co-development of the first practical sound recording on wax cylinders
notableWork Edison cylinder phonograph
surface form: graphophone

photophone
occupation engineer
inventor
scientist
patentHolderOf improvements in phonograph-type devices
improvements in sound recording and reproducing instruments
placeOfBirth Watertown, Massachusetts
surface form: Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
placeOfDeath San Diego, California, United States
residence San Diego, California, United States
Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
workLocation Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States

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photophone inventedBy Charles Sumner Tainter
subject surface form: Photophone
photophone patentFiledBy Charles Sumner Tainter
subject surface form: Photophone
Volta Laboratory foundedBy Charles Sumner Tainter
Charles Sumner Tainter fullName Charles Sumner Tainter self-link