death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date image article_title significant_projects name
8 september 1965 palm springs , florida , united states new york city , new york , united states united states august 25 , 1877 joshua lionel cowen.jpg joshua lionel cowen
 lionel corporation joshua lionel cowen
joshua lionel cowen

joshua lionel cowen -lrb- august 25 , 1877 -- september 8 , 1965 -rrb- was an american inventor and the cofounder of lionel corporation , a manufacturer of model railroads and toy trains .
cowen also invented the flash-lamp in 1899 , an early photographer 's flash light source .
