Woods, Granville T.
1856-1910 · Contribution: 1887
Inventor and electrical engineer
Synchronous multiplex railway telegraph
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1856, Columbus, Ohio
- Active since
- 1884
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Best known for
- Inventing the synchronous multiplex railway telegraph
Impact on the world
Woods gave the railroads a way to keep trains in constant contact with dispatchers, saving lives by preventing collisions, and improved electric-railway and communication systems.
Sources
- National Inventors Hall of Fame
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