George May Phelps
| George May Phelps | |
|---|---|
 Phelps' Electro-motor Printing Telegraph from circa 1880, the last and most advanced telegraphy mechanism designed by George May Phelps | |
| Born |
March 19, 1820 Watervliet, New York, U.S. |
| Died |
May 18, 1888 (aged 68) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Inventor |
George May Phelps (March 19, 1820 – May 18, 1888) was a 19th-century American inventor of automated telegraphy equipment. He is credited with synthesizing the designs of several existing printers into his line of devices[1] which became the dominant apparatus for automated reception and transmission of telegraph messages.
References
- ↑ Ralph W. Pope (January 1891). "Electricity: Its Past, Present And Future". Journal of the Franklin Institute. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Franklin Institute. 131 (781): 21–30.
External links
- George Phelps at Telegraph-History
- George Phelps at The Telegraph Office
- George Phelps in Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography
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