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Alfred Ely Beach

American businessman

Died when: 69 years 122 days (832 months)
Star Sign: Virgo

 

Alfred Ely Beach

Alfred Ely Beach (September 1, 1826 – January 1, 1896) was an American inventor, publisher, and patent lawyer, born in Springfield, Massachusetts.He is most known for his design of New York City's earliest subway predecessor, the Beach Pneumatic Transit.

A member of the Union League of New York, he also patented a typewriter for the blind and a system for heating water with solar power.


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