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Lewis Edson Waterman (November 20, 1836 – May 1, 1901) was an American inventor. He held multiple fountain pen patents and was the founder of the Waterman Pen Company . His entry into fountain pen manufacturing has only recently been properly researched.
Lewis Waterman, an insurance salesman in New York City, invented the first truly functional fountain pen in the early 1880s. An apocryphal story is that a typical pen of the day leaked all over a contract he had prepared for a large policy, and by the time Waterman returned with a new document, his client had signed with someone else. [2]
Russian engineer Pavel Yablochkov invented the electric carbon arc lamp. 1876: Scottish inventor Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone. 1877: American inventor Thomas Edison invented the phonograph. 1877: German industrialist Werner von Siemens developed a primitive loudspeaker. 1878: First electric street lighting in Paris, France 1878
1875 Henry Woodward patents an electric light bulb. 1876 Pavel Yablochkov invents the Yablochkov candle, the first practical carbon arc lamp, for public street lighting in Paris. 1879 (About Christmas time) Col. R. E. Crompton illuminated his home in Porchester Gardens, using a primary battery of Grove Cells, then a generator which was better ...
Harry Mendell, U.S. – invented the first digital sampling synthesizer; Joy Mangano (born 1956), U.S. – household appliances; Anna Mangin (1844–1931) – American inventor, educator, caterer and women's rights campaigner; Charles Mantoux (1877–1947), France – Mantoux test (tuberculosis) Guglielmo Marconi (1874–1937), Italy – radio ...
English: L.E. Waterman Co., "Ideal" fountain pen ; Crouch & Fitzgerald, trunks, satchels, etc. In: Mid-Manhattan Picture Collection > New York City -- office buildings Published Date: 1910 Library Division: Mid-Manhattan Library / Picture Collection Specific Material Type: Prints
Joel Solon Spira (March 1, 1927 – April 8, 2015) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, and business magnate.. He invented a version of the light-dimmer switch for use in homes around the United States and led his Lutron Electronics Company into the production of lighting controllers.
A note on the title page of Grampa in Oz (1924) reads: "This book is dedicated, with deep affection, to Uncle Billy (Major William J. Hammer), author, inventor and second cousin to Santa Claus." A character in The Yellow Knight of Oz (1930) and Speedy in Oz (1934) is an eccentric inventor named William J. Harmsted.