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In Uncle Sam’s Service: WWI Inventor William J. Hammer

Inventor William J. Hammer was one of thousands of patriotic inventors who mobilized for World War I.

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International Tesla Society Records, 1984-1990

Inventor Name Tesla, Nikola Repository Special CollectionsPikes Peak Library DistrictP.O. Box 1579Colorado Springs, CO, 80901http://www.ppld.org/SpecialCollections/default.asp

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Titus George Leclair Papers, 1917-1968

Inventor Name Leclair, Titus George Repository University of Idaho LibrarySpecial Collections and ArchivesMoscow, ID 83844-2351 Physical Description 1 cubic foot

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United States Circuit Court, Northern District of Ohio, United States of America vs. General Electric Company et al., Miscellaneous Documents, 1888-1911

Inventor Name Unknown

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Reddy Kilowatt Records, 1926-1999

Inventor Name unknown

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Thomas Leopold Willson fonds, 1882-1916, 1975-1977

Inventor Name Willson, Thomas Leopold

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Papers of Samuel Ruben, 1932-1984

Inventor Name Ruben, Samuel Repository Chemical Heritage FoundationOthmer Library315 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106215-873-8265http://othmerlib.chemheritage.org

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Historical Manuscript Dealing with a Southern California Enterprise and Its Founder Earl H. Richardson, 1945

Inventor Name Richardson, Earl H. Repository Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical GardensHuntington LibraryManuscripts Dept.1151 Oxford Rd., San Marino, CA 91108http://www.huntington.org

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Ernst Fredrik Werner Alexanderson, 1878-1975 Papers, 1901-1975

Inventor Name Alexanderson, Ernst Fredrik Werner

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Electricity (Warshaw Collection of Business Amerciana Vertical Ephemera Files series), 1856-1980, bulk 1890-1915.

Inventor Name Various

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The Mystery Radio!--Dr. Riggs granted 40 patents on revolutionary set based on entirely new principles

Inventor Name Riggs, Dr.

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Subhendu Guha Innovative Lives Presentation, 1998

Inventor Name Guha, Subhendu

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Pennsylvania Power & Light Company Predecessors and Subsidiaries, Edison Electric Illuminating Companies Records 1882-1921

Inventor Name Pennsylvania Power & Light Company. Predecessor and subsidiary companies. Edison Electric Illuminating companies.

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Elmer Ambrose Sperry Electrochemistry Files, 1896-1921

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

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Elmer Ambrose Sperry Chicago-Cleveland Papers, 1890-1910

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

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Elmer Ambrose Sperry Papers, 1876-1931

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

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United States Circuit Court, Northern District of Ohio, United States of America vs. General Electric Company et al., Miscellaneous Documents, 1888-1911

Inventor Name United States Circuit Court, Northern District of Ohio. United States of America vs. General Electric Company et al. : miscellaneous documents

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John Allen Heany Sketch and Notebooks, 1894-1937

Inventor Name Heany, John Allen Repository Connecticut Historical SocietyOne Elizabeth Street at Asylum AvenueHartford, CT 06105860-236-5621http://www.chs.org/

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Records of Du Mont Laboratories, 1930-1960

Inventor Name Du Mont Labortatories Repository Library of CongressManuscript Division101 Independence Ave., SEWashington, DC 20540-4680202-707-5387www.loc.gov Physical Description 41,000 items. 139 containers

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Elihu Thomson Papers, 1853-1955

Inventor Name Thomson, Elihu Repository American Philosophical SocietyLibrary105 South Fifth StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106-3386215-440-3400http://www.amphilsoc.org/

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