Thomas A. Watson

American inventor and businessperson; assistant to Alexander Graham Bell (1854-1934) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 80

Thomas Augustus Watson was an American inventor and assistant to Alexander Graham Bell in the invention of the telephone in 1876. Afterwards, he founded the Fore River Ship and Engine Building Company, which became a major shipyard during World War II.

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