Charles F. Brush

Charles Francis Brush ( March 17, 1849 *, † June 15, 1929 ) was an American inventor, entrepreneur and philanthropist.

Born in Euclid Township, Ohio, Brush was raised on a farm, which was located about ten miles from Cleveland. In his youth he was interested very much for science, especially for electric lighting; he tinkered, built simple electrical devices and experimented in a workshop on the run by his parents farm. Brush attended Central High School in Cleveland. He received his college education at the University of Michigan, where he studied mining engineering. Brush invented a carbon arc lamp (English: arc lamp ), which was superior to the existing Jablotschkow'schen candle.

After working in various partnerships and in various fields (including iron ore sales and chemistry) Brush proceeded to its electrical generator, then called Dynamo to build, which was the power for his carbon arc lamps.

In 1879, he founded the Anglo - American Brush Electric Light Corporation in Lambeth, London, England, to acquire the patent rights to St. George Lane Fox - Pitt bulb. This company was eventually relocated to Loughborough, England, where her the Brush Electrical Machines Lt. been. In 1880 he founded the Brush Electric Company, which eventually merged into General Electric in 1891. In 1888 he built in Cleveland on Lake Erie on a first wind turbine.

Between 1910 and 1929 he wrote several articles on his version of a kinetic theory of gravitation by Le Sage - type on the basis of electromagnetic waves.

The Charles F. Brush High School in Lyndhurst, Ohio is named after Brush, with various sports teams and other groups by Brush's invention, the arcs are called.

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