William Wallace (inventor)

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William Wallace (born March 16, 1825 in Manchester , † May 20, 1904 in Washington, DC ) was an American wire manufacturer and inventor of British origin.

He came to the United States early with his father. In 1848 he founded Wallace & Sons with his father and brothers in Ansonia (Connecticut) for copper processing and wire manufacturing.

With Moses G. Farmer he worked on the dynamo around 1856.

Around August / September 1878, Edison, accompanied by George F. Barker and Charles F. Chandler, visited Wallace's workshop to see his arc-light dynamo.

literature

  • Electrical engineer, Vol. 15 (1893), p. 103
  • The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Research to development at Menlo Park, January 1879-March 1881; P. 36

supporting documents

  1. ^ Rockmann: Intellectual property law for engineers and scientists ; P. 131
personal data
SURNAME Wallace, William
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American wire manufacturer and inventor
DATE OF BIRTH March 16, 1825
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester
DATE OF DEATH May 20, 1904
Place of death Washington, DC