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HE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ENGINEER AND INVENTOR WHO’S DISCOVERIES IN THE FIELD OF ALTERNATING-CURRENT PHENOMENA LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUCCESSFUL ALTERNATING-CURRENT MOTORS; HE WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE U.S. ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY; ONE OF THE MOST PROLIFIC INVENTORS IN U.S. HISTORY, WHO HELD MORE THAN 700 PATENTS; WAS THE FIRST RECIPIENT OF THE EDISON MEDAL IN 1909 “FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT IN ELECTRICAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND ARTS….”; AND SERVED AS ACTING PRESIDENT OF MIT (1920-23).
ELIHU THOMSON (1853-1937) SIGNED QUOTE, “Very Truly Yours, Elihu Thomson”, on a card 5 x 2, by the American engineer and inventor who was instrumental in the founding of major electrical companies in the United State, the United Kingdom, and France. He was an early researcher and inventor (arc light, etc.) in the emerging field of electrical engineering and along with Edwin J. Houston formed the Thomson-Houston Electric Company which in 1892 merged with the Edison General Electric Company to become the General Electric Company. Between 1880 and 1885, Thomson averaged 21 patent applications annually, doubling that average between 1885 and 1890. His handwritten quote, in full: “Art is long and Time is fleeting”. The card is in fine condition, with minor age toning.
$300 #12734
