He was affiliated with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison improving their inventions.
Ia berafiliasi dengan Alexander Graham Bell dan Thomas Edison dalam menyempurnakan penemuan mereka.
He patented 100 of these improvements, most related to the telephone.
Ia mematenkan 100 penemuan ini, sebagian besar berkaitan dengan telepon.
Cheever formed the Telephone Company of New York and constructed the first telephone line in New York City.
Cheever mendirikan Perusahaan Telepon New York dan membangun saluran telepon pertama di Kota New York.
Cheever was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on September 7, 1852.
Cheever lahir di Boston, Massachusetts, pada tanggal 7 September 1852.
His parents moved to New York when he was around five years old.
Orang tuanya pindah ke New York ketika ia berusia sekitar lima tahun.
His father was John Haven Cheever, president of New York Belting and Packing company, and his mother was Anna Elizabeth (Nee Dow) Cheever.
Ayahnya adalah John Haven Cheever, presiden perusahaan New York Belting and Packing, dan ibunya adalah Anna Elizabeth (Nee Dow) Cheever.
He was paralyzed from his waist down at an early age because of a physical development problem.
Dia lumpuh dari pinggang ke bawah pada usia dini karena masalah perkembangan fisik.
Cheever was about 4 feet (1.2 m) in height and weighed only 70 pounds (32 kg) as an adult.
Cheever tingginya sekitar 4 kaki (1,2 m) dan beratnya hanya 70 pon (32 kg) saat dewasa.
Cheever became a successful businessman and entrepreneur.
Cheever menjadi pengusaha dan wiraswasta yang sukses.
He was a fruitful inventor of many items run by electricity and was able to turn them into successful business enterprises.
Ia adalah seorang penemu yang sukses dari banyak barang yang dioperasikan dengan listrik dan mampu mengubahnya menjadi perusahaan bisnis yang sukses.
Cheever was also intrigued with Edison's phonograph.
Cheever juga tertarik dengan fonograf Edison.
He helped form the North American Phonograph Company and organized firms throughout the United States to promote Edison's advanced commercial version of the phonograph.
Ia membantu mendirikan North American Phonograph Company dan mengorganisir berbagai firma di seluruh Amerika Serikat untuk mempromosikan versi komersial canggih Edison dari fonograf.
Cheever formulated a practical way of communicating telegraph messages from moving trains through induction telegraphy.
Cheever merumuskan cara praktis untuk mengkomunikasikan pesan telegraf dari kereta yang sedang bergerak melalui telegrafi induksi.
He conducted successful experiments on trains of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad.
Ia melakukan eksperimen yang berhasil pada kereta api New York, New Haven, dan Hartford Railroad.
The concept did not prove to be commercially profitable and was not pursued further.
Konsep tersebut tidak terbukti menguntungkan secara komersial dan tidak dikembangkan lebih lanjut.
Cheever co-founded the Okonite company, a wire and cable manufacturer that used rubber insulation, since he already owned part of his father's rubber company and combined the technologies to come up with insulated wire.
Cheever ikut mendirikan perusahaan Okonite, produsen kawat dan kabel yang menggunakan insulasi karet, karena ia sudah memiliki sebagian dari perusahaan karet ayahnya dan menggabungkan teknologi untuk menghasilkan insulasi kawat.
He was also associated with various real estate developments like Wave Crest and Cedarhurst at Far Rockaway, New York.
Ia juga terkait dengan berbagai pengembangan real estat seperti Wave Crest dan Cedarhurst di Far Rockaway, New York.
Cheever retired from business in 1897 and died on May 2, 1900, in Far Rockaway after suffering heart failure brought on by an attack of the grip.
Cheever pensiun dari bisnis pada tahun 1897 dan meninggal pada tanggal 2 Mei 1900, di Far Rockaway setelah menderita gagal jantung yang disebabkan oleh serangan cengkeraman.
He never married and was commodore of the New York Yacht Club.
Ia tidak pernah menikah dan menjadi komodor di Klub Kapal Pesiar New York.
At the time of his death his parents were still living, as was two brothers and two sisters.
Pada saat kematiannya, orang tuanya masih hidup, begitu pula dua saudara laki-laki dan dua saudara perempuannya.