Thomas E. Murray
Inventor
1860 – 1929
Who was Thomas E. Murray?
Thomas E. Murray was an American inventor and businessman who developed electric power plants for New York City as well as many electrical devices which influenced life around the world, including the dimmer switch and screw-in fuse. It has been said that he "invented everything from the power plant up to the light bulb".
Murray is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history after Thomas Edison, holding 462 U.S. patents in his name. However, unlike Edison, Murray did not patent the work of others under his name; the employee would have the patent in their name, and assign it to the Murray company. Also, if Murray worked with anyone else on an invention, their name would be listed on the patent.
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- Born
- Oct 21, 1860
Albany - Also known as
- Thomas Murray
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 21, 1929
Southampton
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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