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James Bowman Lindsay (8 September 1799 – 29 June 1862) was a Scottish inventor and writer. He is credited with early developments in several fields, such as incandescent lighting and telegraphy.
James Bowman Lindsay started work as an apprentice weaver before he was sent to be educated at St Andrews University. In 1829 he became a lecturer at the Watt Institution in Dundee. His...
En 1835, James Bowman Lindsay presentó en la ciudad escodesa de Dundee una lámpara eléctrica de luz constante, probablemente incandescente, que le permitía «leer un libro a una distancia de pie y medio» (unos 50 cm).
James Bowman Lindsay (8 September 1799 – 29 June 1862) was a Scottish inventor and author. He is credited with early developments in several fields, such as incandescent lighting and telegraphy. He was described by one local newspaper as "perhaps the most remarkable man that ever lived in Dundee".
James Bowman Lindsay was a Scottish mathematician and inventor who made early progress in telegraphy and the incandescent light bulb. View seven larger pictures. Biography. James Bowman Lindsay was the son of John Lindsay (1762-1820) and Elizabeth Bowman (1767-).
James Bowman Lindsay (8 de septiembre de 1799 - 29 de junio de 1862) fue un inventor y autor escocés. Se le atribuyen los primeros desarrollos en varios campos, como la iluminación incandescente y la telegrafía.
James Bowman Lindsay took out a patent for the transmission of telegraph signals (Morse code) through water in June 1854, demonstrating the method in a large pond adjacent to Dundee Gas Works. He gave several public demonstrations of the system over the next five years.
