Science on the 13th of March 1937 in history

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13 Mar 1937 Elihu Thomson	science	death Elihu Thomson Died 13 Mar 1937 at age 83 (born 29 Mar 1853). English-American engineer and inventor whose discoveries in the field of alternating current phenomena led to the development of successful alternating current motors. Thomson invented electric welding and other important inventions in electric lighting and power among his lifetime total of about 700 patents. Thomson was also a cofounder of the General Electric Company (in 1892, in a merger with the Edison Company) industry.	0

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