Inventor Frank J. Sprague

Frank J. Sprague

Living place: Milford

Birthday: 25-7-1857

Global rank: #49761

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Who is Inventor Frank J. Sprague?
United States naval officer and inventor who developed the first electric motors, electric railways, and elevators. His invention greatly helped to expand the size of cities and promote urban development.
His urban rail system replaced wagons in cities during the year, and he came up with the idea of ​​"express" elevators that went directly to higher floors.
 
 

Young / Before famous

Developing an interest in power plants from his days in the Navy, he worked briefly under Thomas Edison after the Army and developed his own electric motors.

Family life info

He was born in Milford, Connecticut.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Inventor Frank J. Sprague?
Elisha Otis's elevator company was initially a competitor of hers, until the two businesses merged.

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When was Inventor Frank J. Sprague born?
Frank J. Sprague was born in 25-7-1857, death year is , at the age of 167.
Where is Inventor Frank J. Sprague's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Frank J. Sprague was born in Milford, Connecticut- United States. is a Inventor, whose Zodiac is Leo, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Snake. Frank J. Sprague's global rank is 49761 and whose rank is 22 in list of famous Inventor.
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Events in 1857 and 25-7

Birthday Frank J. Sprague (25-7) in history

  • Day 25-7 year 1946: The United States tested the first underwater atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll.
  • Day 25-7 year 1952: Puerto Rico became a commonwealth of the United States.
  • Day 25-7 year 1956: The Italian liner Andrea Doria sank after colliding with the Swedish ship Stockholm off the New England coast, killing 51 people.
  • Day 25-7 year 1978: The world's first test-tube baby, Louise Joy Brown, was born in Lancashire, England.
  • Day 25-7 year 1984: Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya became the first woman to walk in space.
  • Day 25-7 year 2000: The supersonic airliner Concorde crashed after takeoff outside Paris.
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