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    Elihu Thomson (March 29, 1853 – March 13, 1937) was an English-American engineer and inventor who was instrumental in the founding of major electrical...
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  • Electric. The company began as the American Electric Company, founded by Elihu Thomson and Edwin Houston. In 1882, Charles A. Coffin led a group of investors—largely...
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    Swampscott Town Hall, previously the Elihu Thomson House, is a historic building in Swampscott, Massachusetts. The house was designed by architect James...
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    The Elihu Thomson motor is the original repulsion motor and is described in "Construction" above. The Deri motor is similar to the Elihu Thomson type...
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  • January 2024. Thomson was named after the electrical engineer Elihu Thomson, who was born in Manchester, England, on 26 March 1853. Thomson moved to Philadelphia...
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  • business Thomson-Houston Electric Company by Elihu Thomson and Edwin Houston in 1879. On 15 April 1892, the Thomson-Houston Electric Company merged with its...
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    IEEE Milestones as a historic achievement in electrical engineering. Elihu Thomson discovered that a carbon arc shunted with a series tuned circuit would...
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  • Elihu is a masculine given name. Bearers of the name include: Elihu Abrahams (1927–2018), American theoretical physicist Elihu Anthony (1818–1905), American...
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    commission also contacted electrical experts, including Thomson-Houston Electric Company's Elihu Thomson (who recommended high voltage AC connected to the head...
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    values greater than $5 million and in some cases upwards of $10 million. Elihu Thomson House: 1889 built home, now serves as Swampscott Town Hall John Humphreys...
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