Family Child
Frederick Converse Beach
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Alfred Ely Beach
1826-09-01 – 1896-01-01
Life & Legacy
Alfred Ely Beach (September 1, 1826 – January 1, 1896) was an American inventor, entrepreneur, publisher, and patent lawyer, born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He is known for his design of the earliest predecessor to the New York City Subway, the Beach Pneumatic Transit, which became the first subway in America. He was an early owner and cofounder of Scientific American and Munn & Co., the country's leading patent agency, and helped secure patents for Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Cornelius Vanderbilt, and other innovators. A member of the Union League of New York, he also invented a typewriter for the blind and a system for heating water with solar power.
Occupation & Career
inventor, publisher, journalist, engineer
Education
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Legacy Highlights
Education & Institutions
Wilbraham & Monson Academy
Verified Legacy Record
Family Father
Moses Yale Beach
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q2644938 · wikidata
Family Mother
Julia Ann Day
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q2644938 · wikidata
Family & Relationships
Sources & Provenance
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- Wikidata population candidate Q5497568 — wikidata View source
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