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Peter Cooper Hewitt
(1861-1921) American electrical engineer who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp.
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Statements about
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Sex or Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City
Place of Death
Paris
Country of Citizenship
United States
Date of Birth
11/13/1861
Date of Death
8/25/1921
Instance Of
Human
Educated At
Stevens Institute of Technology
Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science
Occupation
Inventor
Electrical Engineer
Patent Inventor
Engineer
Given Name
Peter
Place of Burial
Green-Wood Cemetery
Coordinate Location
:
40.6522°N 73.9911°W
Award Received
Elliott Cresson Medal
(1910)
Point in Time
:
1910
National Inventors Hall of Fame
(2011)
Point in Time
:
2011
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Father
Abram Stevens Hewitt
Mother
Sarah Amelia Cooper
Member Of
Naval Advisory Board of Inventions
The Inventor's Guild
Relative
Charles Hewitt
Kinship to Subject
:
Uncle
Family Name
Hewitt
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
American English
Spouse
Lucy Work Hewitt
External Pages About Peter Cooper Hewitt
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
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