Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Granville T. Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910)



Granville T. Woods (April 23, 1856 – January 30, 1910), was an African-American inventor who is famous as an American inventorwho holds more than 60 patents for inventions. Most of his work was on trains and street cars. Woods also invented the Multiplex Telegraph, a device that sent messages between moving trains and train stations. Born in Columbus, Ohio, on April 23, 1856, Granville T. Woods dedicated his life to developing a variety of inventions relating to the railroad industry.

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