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Title	Scientific American
Subject	Science and Technology Inventions Inventors Electric lighting--Arc
Place	New York (New York) Cleveland (Ohio) Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
Description	These editions of Scientific American show the accomplishments of Cleveland inventor Charles Brush. The April 2, 1881 cover sketch shows a street scene, lit by Brush's new arc light. On December 20, 1890, Brush was again featured on the cover of Scientific American. The issue focused on Brush's electric light plant and showed a sketch of the windmill he built to provide electricity for his Cleveland mansion. Both papers are 10.7" x 15.6" (27 x 39.7 cm). They are part of an extensive collection housed in the Special Collections Department of the Kelvin Smith Library at Case Western Reserve University. The materials document Brush's career as an inventor and businessman and include letters, photographs, patents, and newspaper clippings. Scientist and inventor Charles Francis Brush (1849-1929) was born in Euclid, Ohio. Brush became interested in physics and chemistry as a student at Cleveland High School and earned his mining engineering degree from the University of Michigan in 1869. He returned to Cleveland, where he patented more than fifty inventions during the course of his career. Brush's open coil-type dynamo is known as a predecessor of the modern generator. In 1878, Brush invented the arc lamp, which was used to light streets and large spaces. It became one of the most widely-used lamps in the United States. Many of Brush's experiments were conducted in the basement laboratory of his Euclid Avenue home. By the end of his career he received more than fifty patents. The Brush Electric Company was formed in Cleveland in 1880. In 1891 the company merged with the Edison General Electric Company to become General Electric Company. After the merger, Brush retired from the business world to focus on his experiments and philanthropic work. He was a founder of the Case School of Applied Science and a trustee of Western Reserve University and received dozens of honorary degrees and awards for his work. Brush died in Cleveland on June 15, 1929. He is buried in Lake View Cemetery.
Creator	Munn and Co.
Date of Original	April 02, 1881 - December 20, 1890
Collection	Charles F. Brush Collection http://www.cwru.edu/UL/SpecColl/Brush/Brush.htm (for more information on the Charles F. Brush Collection)
Source	Published material
Submitting Institution	Case Western Reserve University
Type	Text

Title	Om56_659801_002
Rights	For rights and reproduction requests, go to the Ohio Historical Society's Audiovisual and Graphic Reproduction Services page at http://www.ohiohistory.org/resource/audiovis/photodup.html; Online access is provided for research purposes only. For rights and reproduction requests or more information, go to http://www.ohiohistory.org/images/information
File Name	Om56_659801_002.tif
Image Height	9331
Image Width	6159
File Size	17559.192 KB
Full Text	..o^!r§a ICP^y^. -r--?-^^^ -5—z:i-<jmJ>'''^z;—^ [Entered at tire Post Office of New^ Y'ork. N. Y., as Second Clasg Matter.] A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF PRACTICAL LWORMATION. ART. SCIENCE. MECHANICS. CHEMISTRY AND MANITFACTURES. Vol. \IiIV,-No. 14. [new sebies.] NEW YORK. APRIL 2, LS81. [ ^3,20 per Aiiiiiiill, [postage prepaid. r THE BRUSH ELECTRIC LIGHT STATIOH.-STREET ILLUMINATIOH IH HEW YORK i

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