Granville T. Woods
Granville Tailer Woods (born April 23, 1856 in Columbus , Ohio , † January 30, 1910 in New York City ) was an American inventor . He held more than 50 patents.
The autodidact concentrated most of his work on trains and trams . One of his inventions was multiplex telegraphy , a device for sending messages between stations and moving trains. His work ensured safer and better public transportation for the cities of the United States.
literature
- Yves Antoine: Inventeurs et savants noirs . Éditions L'Harmattan, Paris 2004, ISBN 2-7475-6587-4 , pp. 51–54, 145.
- David L. Head: Granville T. Woods: African-American Communications and Transportation Pioneer . RoseDog Books, Pittsburgh 2013, ISBN 978-1-4349-7841-7 .
- Rayvon Fouché: Liars and Thieves: Granville T. Woods and the Process of Invention . In: Black Inventors in the Age of Segregation: Granville T. Woods, Lewis H. Latimer, and Shelby J. Davidson . Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2003, ISBN 0-8018-7319-3 , pp. 26-81.
- Alonzo Louis Hall: The Ancient, Medieval, and Modern Greatness of the Negro . Striker Print, Memphis 1907, p. 158.
- James T. Haley: Afro-American Encyclopedia; or, the Thoughts, Doings, and Sayings of the Race . Haley & Florida, Nashville 1895, pp. 225, 576-578.
- William J. Simmons: Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising . George M. Rewell & Co., Cleveland 1887, pp. 106-112.
Web links
Commons : Granville T. Woods - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Granville T. Woods . MIT Inventor of the Week
- Granville T. Woods . National Inventors Hall of Fame inventor profile
Individual evidence
- ↑ "Granville Woods" ( Memento of the original from November 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , The Black Inventor On-Line Museum . Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ Patent US373915 : Induction Telegraphy System. Published November 29, 1887 .
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SURNAME | Woods, Granville T. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Woods, Granville Tailer (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1856 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Columbus , Ohio |
DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1910 |
Place of death | New York City |