Elihu Thomson
American inventor (1853-1937) · United Kingdom · On the map · Scientists · Died at 83
Elihu Thomson was an English-American engineer and inventor who was instrumental in the founding of major electrical companies in the United States, the United Kingdom and France.
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1937Died13 March 19371927Faraday MedalAward1925Franklin MedalAward1916Hughes MedalAwardJohn Fritz MedalAward1912Elliott Cresson MedalAward1909Edison MedalAward1901Rumford PrizeAward1889John Scott AwardAward1853Born29 March 1853
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Lived 1853 to 1937 · aged 83
