Thomas A. Watson
Thomas A. Watson (born January 18, 1854 in Salem , Massachusetts , † December 13, 1934 in Pass-a-Grille, today St. Pete Beach near Saint Petersburg , Florida) was an American accountant and mechanic.
He became famous as an assistant to Alexander Graham Bell . Watson was instrumental in inventing the telephone . His name is said to have been the first word that was transmitted over a telephone line: “Mr. Watson - Come here - I want to see you. "
Watson was the founder of the Fore River Shipyard in 1883.
In the 1939 biopic Love and Life of Telephone Maker A. Bell ( The Story of Alexander Graham Bell ) by Irving Cummings , Watson was played by Henry Fonda .
Web links
- http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/w#a3411
- http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi1177.htm
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/peopleevents/pande04.html
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Watson, Thomas A. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American inventor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1854 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Salem , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 13, 1934 |
| Place of death | Pass-a-Grille Historic District, now St. Pete Beach near Saint Petersburg , Florida |