# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/francis-robbins-upton
# Generated: 2026-08-14T15:06:25.080Z

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name: "Francis Robbins Upton"
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description: "Francis Robbins Upton was an American physicist and mathematician. Upton worked alongside Thomas Edison in the development of incandescent light bulbs, electric generators, and electric power distribution. He was the first president of the Edison Pioneers."
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birthDate: "1852-07-26"
deathDate: "1921-03-10"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump