Friday, November 29, 2013

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

November 29, 1887 - Granville T. Woods of Cincinnati, Ohio was granted patent number 373,915 for the synchronous multiplex railway telegraph. His invention allowed communication between train stations from moving trains. Woods was born April 23, 1856 in Columbus, Ohio and dedicated his life to developing a variety of improvements related to the railroad industry and controlling the flow of electricity. In addition to the synchronous multiplex railway telegraph, Woods received approximately 60 other patents and was known to many people of his time as the “Black Thomas Edison.” Woods died January 30, 1910. The Granville T. Woods Math and Science Community Academy in Chicago, Illinois is named in his honor.


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