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Almon Brown Strowger

Union Army officer, inventor (1839-1902) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 63

Almon Brown Strowger was an American inventor for whom the Strowger switch, an electromechanical telephone exchange technology, is named.

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National Inventors Hall of Fame2006

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1839 to 1902 · aged 63