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Edwin J. Houston

Edwin J. Houston

American businessman

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Founder of
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General Electric
General Electric
Thomson-Houston Electric Company
Thomson-Houston Electric Company
Birthdate
July 9, 1847
Birthplace
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Date of Death
March 1, 1914
Place of Death
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
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The land of drought
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Electricity one hundred years ago and to-day
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In captivity in the Pacific
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The electric telephone
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Electricity and magnetism
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Primer of electricity
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Franklin as a man of science and an inventor
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Civil engineer
Civil engineer
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ISNI
00000001095371360
Open Library ID
OL162139A0
VIAF
102119900

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United States
United States
Wikidata ID
Q382363
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Edwin J. Houston, born on September 7, 1847, in Alexandria, Virginia, was an American civil engineer and inventor. He held citizenship in the United States. Houston was one of the founders of the Thomson-Houston Electric Company and General Electric Company. He passed away on March 1, 1914, in Philadelphia.

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