Elisha Gray
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Elisha Gray was a 19th-century American electrical engineer and inventor, best known as a pioneer in telegraphy and early telephone technology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elisha Gray canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American engineer
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electrical engineer ⓘ human ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bell Telephone controversy ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago
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| coFounded |
Western Electric
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surface form:
Western Electric Manufacturing Company
|
| competedWith | Alexander Graham Bell ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1835-08-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1901-01-21 ⓘ |
| dateOfPatentCaveatFiling | 1876-02-14 ⓘ |
| developed |
multiple telegraph system
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water transmitter telephone ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Oberlin College ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Gray ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electrical engineering
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telegraphy ⓘ telephony ⓘ |
| filedPatentCaveatFor | telephone transmitting device ⓘ |
| givenName | Elisha ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Western Electric corporate history
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development of telephone industry ⓘ |
| hasPatentOn |
electrical signaling devices
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harmonic telegraph apparatus ⓘ telegraph relays and switches ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversy over invention of the telephone
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early telephone technology ⓘ pioneering work in telegraphy ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Institute of Electrical Engineers ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early telephone prototype
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harmonic telegraph ⓘ |
| numberOfPatents | approximately 70 ⓘ |
| occupation |
electrical engineer
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entrepreneur ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Barnesville, Ohio ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newtonville, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Religious Society of Friends
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surface form:
Quaker
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| residence |
Cleveland
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surface form:
Cleveland, Ohio
Highland Park, Illinois ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Delia Minerva Shepard ⓘ |
| workLocation | Highland Park, Illinois ⓘ |
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