George May Phelps

Deceased Person

1820 – 1888

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Who was George May Phelps?

George May Phelps was a 19th-century American inventor of automated telegraphy equipment. He is credited with synthesizing the designs of several existing printers into his line of devices which became the dominant apparatus for automated reception and transmission of telegraph messages.

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Born
Mar 19, 1820
Watervliet
Nationality
  • United States of America
Died
May 18, 1888
Brooklyn

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on July 23, 2013

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