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Sprague founded sprague electric originally sprague specialties company, quincy, ma in 1926, and served as president from 19261953 and chief executive from 19531971. The obituary was featured in rochester democrat and. The guest book is expired please restore the guest book to share in the life story for frank j. Sprague invented the first true electric motor, one which could maintain a constant speed regardless of load. Sprague thus began a legacy of groundbreaking invention in. Within a year, electric streetcars had begun to replace horsecars, sparking a revolution in urban transportation. Homestead shoe museum fire museum marciano exhibit edison exhibit. Sprague biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Multipleunit train control academic dictionaries and. Hailed during his lifetime as the father of electric traction, frank spragues achievements in horizontal transportation were paralleled by equally remarkable achievements in vertical transportation. Frank julian sprague american electrical engineer and inventor, successfully used electricity to power vehicles and is known today as the father of electric.
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Hailed during his lifetime as the father of electric traction by leaders in the fields of science, engineering and industry, frank julian sprague s achievements in horizontal transportation were paralleled by equally remarkable achievements in vertical transportation. It is of lighter weight and construction than a conventional train. The multiple unit traction control system was developed by frank sprague and first applied and tested on the south side elevated railroad now part of the chicago l in 1897. Frank julian sprague 18571934, american electrical engineer and inventor, successfully used electricity to power vehicles and is known today as the father of electric traction. Two of the letter books of the sprague electric railway and motor company were. We do not have any books for this individual listed.
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