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Peter Cooper Hewitt (May 5, 1861 – August 25, 1921) was an American electrical engineer and inventor, who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp in 1901. [1] Hewitt was issued U.S. patent 682,692 on September 17, 1901. [ 2 ]
Peter Cooper (February 12, 1791 – April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist, and politician.He designed and built the first American steam locomotive, the Tom Thumb, founded the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, served as its first president, and stood for election as the Greenback Party's candidate in the 1876 presidential election.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum is a design museum at the Andrew Carnegie Mansion in Manhattan, New York City, along the Upper East Side's Museum Mile.It is one of 19 Smithsonian Institution museums and one of three Smithsonian facilities located in New York City, along with the National Museum of the American Indian's George Gustav Heye Center in Bowling Green and the Archives of ...
Cooper Hewitt may refer to: Peter Cooper Hewitt (1861–1921), American electrical engineer, inventor of the mercury-vapor discharge lamp Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum , a museum of the Smithsonian Institution dedicated to design
The first mercury-vapor lamp to achieve widespread success was invented in 1901 by American engineer Peter Cooper Hewitt. [7] Hewitt was issued U.S. patent 682,692 on September 17, 1901. [8] In 1903, Hewitt created an improved version that possessed more satisfactory color qualities which eventually found widespread industrial use. [7]
One of the first mercury arc bulbs built by Cooper Hewitt. In 1882 Jules Jamin and G. Maneuvrier observed the rectifying properties of a mercury arc. [4] [5] The mercury arc rectifier was invented by Peter Cooper Hewitt in 1902 and further developed throughout the 1920s and 1930s by researchers in both Europe and North America.
Peter Hewitt (businessman) (born 1953), English business and civic figure Peter Hewitt (director) (born 1962), English film director Peter Cooper Hewitt (1861–1921), American engineer
Sarah Hewitt and Eleanor Hewitt, also known as the Hewitt Sisters, were American art advocates and founders of what is today the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City. They are the granddaughters of Peter Cooper , an American industrialist, inventor, philanthropist , and founder of the Cooper Union for the Advancement of ...