Stephen Dudley Field
Stephen Dudley Field (born January 31, 1846 in Stockbridge (Massachusetts) , † May 18, 1913 there ) was an American inventor.
He constructed a telegraph, and for the first time successfully used dynamos. He also constructed an electric elevator and a floor ticker.
In 1874 he installed the first electric tram in New York. In this connection he got into a patent dispute with Edison and Siemens.
He had over 200 patents, a large number of which he sold to General Electric and Westinghouse in 1896.
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| SURNAME | Field, Stephen Dudley |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 31, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockbridge, Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1913 |
| Place of death | Stockbridge, Massachusetts |