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| Lester Wire | |
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 ca. 1908 |
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| Born | September 3, 1887 |
| Died | April 14, 1958 (aged 70) |
| Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37.92″N 111°51′28.8″W / 40.7772°N 111.858°W |
| Known for | Inventor of the electric traffic light |
Lester Farnsworth Wire (September 3, 1887–April 14, 1958) is credited with the invention of the electric traffic light in 1912 in Salt Lake City. Wire worked as a detective for the Salt Lake City police force.[1]
The earliest known patent for a traffic light in the US was U.S.Patent # 1,251,666 issued January 1, 1918, to J.B. Hoge of Cleveland, OH.[2]
[edit] Death
He was buried at Salt Lake City Cemetery.
[edit] References
- ^ "Famous Mormon Engineers and Inventors", famousmormons.net (Ron Johnston), http://famousmormons.net/inventors.html[unreliable source?]
- ^ History of Traffic Lights, "Inovation History", The Great Idea Finder (ideafinder.com) (Vaunt Design Group), http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/trafficlight.htm[unreliable source?]
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