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Elihu Thomson
An amazing inventor! These are the years this inventor was alive. -
Birth
Elihu Thomson was born on March 29, 1853 in Manchester, United Kingdom. His parents were Daniel and Mary Rhodes, who were Scottish and English. -
The Synchronous Motor
The synchronous motor was a motor that was new at the time. It was an electric motor designed to run at a speed that usually matches the frequency of the electric power source. This motor was used in an industrial setting like big factories. -
The Electric-Arc Lamp
Elihu Thomson built a system that could handle up to nine arc lamps in series with 10 amps of current. This is a lamp that helps people see. -
The Mountain Top
Excerpt
Who, when he scales the towering height, And gazes thence around, Thrills not to view the wondrous sight That doth his vision bound? Nor cares he that the peak was won
O’er rocky steep and wall;Forgetful when the task is done And he looks down on all.Far off o’er yonder sunlit plain,The winding river flows. It bends, unbends and turns again, Down to the sea it goes.
(This is a poem by the way) -
alternating-current motor
Thomson made something that allowed overhead-wire to use high voltages.
It helped by letting people get around easier than they could before. -
Tesla's Coil Circuit
It was a invention that Nikola Tesla stole from Elihu Thomson. This is found in electric motors and generators (It created a lot of sparks). -
Death
Elihu Thomson died March 13, 1937, after living a happy life.