Charles Grafton Page
American scientist
Died when: 56 years 101 days (675 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
Charles Grafton Page (January 25, 1812 – May 5, 1868) was an American scientist who developed several electrical devices for which he obtained United States patents.
He was also a physician, patent examiner, and college professor of chemistry.Like contemporaries Joseph Henry and Michael Faraday, Page began his career as a naturally curious investigator who conducted original research through direct observation and experimentation.
Through his experimentation, Page helped develop a scientific understanding of the principles of electromagnetism.Page served as a patent examiner at the United States Patent Office, where his knowledge of electromagnetism was useful in the innovation process and in his own desire to develop electromagnetic locomotion.
His work had a lasting impact on telegraphy and in the practice and politics of patenting scientific innovation.Page's views of patenting innovations challenged a commonly held belief at the time that maintained that scientists do not patent their inventions.
Through his investigations of inductive coils, Page developed a device which he called the dynamic multiplier.In this device, an electrical impulse is provided to the inductive coil, resulting in a high voltage.
In certain configurations of Page's device that involve an electromagnet, the impulse provided to the device results in an audio tone.
Page called this "galvanic music".Alexander Graham Bell and others developed telephone technology based on this peculiar electro-acoustic phenomenon.Page advocated the use of electroconvulsive therapy as a medical treatment.
He believed that electrical voltages higher than the typical low voltage of batteries would result in medical benefits.
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