Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-10-20

Of VNo yS0A ~ q N0ASS4UPA WV
= ator in various cities Of the
central. western states, always
studying and experimenting to
improve the apparatus.
1868-Entered office of Western Union
In Boston as operator. Later,
= resigned to experiment on du.
(; pick system Of telegraphy.
his first patented inven.
ton. electrical vote recorder.
51869-Landed in New York City from
Boston boat, poor and in debt,
Shortly afterward, while look.
ing for work, WAS In operating
room of Gold & Stock Tele-
graph company when apparatus
broke down. No one Ibut Edi-
son could fix it, and he was CIV
en- a job as superintendent, at
$500 a month.
into partnership with
FRANKLIN l.. Pope as electrical
engineers. Improved stock tick
.ers, and made new inventions,
among which was the "Univer-
sal" stock ticker, also the Uni
son Device.
t1870-Received his first money for in
,y%entions, $780, 600. Opened man.
Macturing shop in Newark,
where he made t~ickerssaetc. ~
.1S71-AsstStel Eaoles, the inventor
III sMesSsltypawfitef, to- make q,
successful working model.
1872 daappsaand coens
pleted many inventions, includ-
!. ing photograph, automatic tele-
graph systems, duplex, Quadru-
I; plex and multiplex telegraph
systems: also .paraffin paper,
carbon rheostat,,' mitrotasimeS
! ter, etc! His invention Of the
Quadruplex system Of telegraphy
was a great development in the
art and saved the investment Of
many millions of dollars in
wires. sfsaYfs :31fI SO
1876-Moved from Newark to his lab
oratory at MEMO Park, N. J..
1875 to 1677-qnvented The cafbonlteli
epaone transmitter, which made
telephony a commercial art.
1ST-Invented the phonograph. Pat.
emit was issued by United States
Patent Office in two months af-
ter application, without a SIM
gle reference.
1878-Nrst half Of year improving the
phonograph. In summer went
with astronomical party to Raw
Inns, Wyo., to test his microtasi.
meter during a total eclipse of
the NJ On returning CON-
menced investigation Of electric
light problem.
1879-Invented incandescent electric
lamp. The invention was per.
fected October 81, 1879. "Edi-
son Day." on which day the
first lamp embodying the princi-
pies Of the modern incandes-
cent electric lamp was put in
circuit and maintained its in
candescence for over 40 hours.
lS79-1nvented> radical Improvements
in construction of dynamo-elec-
: trio machines; making then
suitable for generators for sys-
TENS of distribution Of current
for light, heat and power In
vented systems Of distribution,
/. regulation, and measurement Of
electric current. Invented sock.
cts, switches, etc.
lS79-December 81, gave public dem
o%nstration of electric lighting
system in streets and buildings
at Menlo Park, N. j.. using un.
derground mains.
lSS0-1nvented further improvements
in systems and details for cleo
trio Light, heat and power, and
prepared to Introduce same com.
mercially.
l8S0Alnvented magnetic ore separa,
tor.
l881-Established first commercial In.
candescent lamp factory at Har.
rison, N. J. Organized and es.
tablished shops for the manu-
tacture Of dynamos, under.
ground conductors, sockets,
switches, fixtures, meters, etc.
1880 to 1882-1nvented and installed
first life-size electric railway for
freight and passengers at Men
10 Park, N. j.
18S2-Saptember 4, commenced opera
tion Of first commercial central
station in New York City for
distribution of electric current
for light, power and heat.
1883-First three4wire central station
for electric lighting installed at
Sunbury, Pa.
1880 to 18S7-Strenlous years of in.
ventions and endeavor in ex-
tending, improving and exploit
ing the electric light, heat and
power systems. During these
years he took out upward Of
300 patents, many of them Of
fundamental importance, such,
for instance, IS That covering
the feeder system, and that GOV.
ering the three-wire system.
1887 to 1SS0-1nvented Improvements
on present type Of cylinder