Hammer, William Joseph, 1858-1934

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Hammer was an inventor and consulting engineer with broad ranging interests in science and technology. He began his career as an assistant in Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory and progressed through various sites of involvement in projects from incandescent lighting to wire recording.

From the description of William J. Hammer Collection, ca. 1874-1935; 1955-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81179745

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creatorOf Hammer, William Joseph, 1858-1934. William J. Hammer Collection, ca. 1874-1935; 1955-1957. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
creatorOf Becquerel, Ed., 1820-1891. Excerpts from La lumière, ses causes et ses effects , 1867. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn King, Betty,. Thomas H. While Family papers, 1638-1992 (1880-1920s). Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library
creatorOf Ryan, Harris Joseph, 1866-. Postcard. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn Elizabeth Hiatt Gregory Collection of Material About American Aviation, 1900-1945 University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.
creatorOf William J. Hammer Collection National Museum of American History (U.S.). Archives Center
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associatedWith Becquerel, Ed., 1820-1891. person
associatedWith Gregory, Elizabeth Hiatt, b. 1872- person
associatedWith King, Betty, person
associatedWith Ryan, Harris Joseph, 1866- person
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Cathode rays
Electrical engineering
Electricity
Fluorescence
Incandescent lamps
Inventions
Light bulbs
Lighting (Technology)
Phosphorescence
Radium
Science
Selenium
X-rays
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Birth 1858-02-26

Death 1934-03-24

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