David Edward Hughes

David Edward Hughes, was a Welsh-American inventor, practical experimenter, and professor of music known for his work on the printing telegraph and the microphone. He is generally considered to have been born in London but his family moved around that time so he may have been born in Corwen, Wales.

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Who was born first?

• David Edward Hughes and Jacob W. Davis were born the same year
• David Edward Hughes and John Pemberton were born the same year
• David Edward Hughes and Siegfried Marcus were born the same year
• David Edward Hughes and George Pullman were born the same year
• David Edward Hughes was born 1 year before Octave Chanute

Timeline

1. David Edward Hughes (this page)May 16, 1831 – January 22, 1900
2. George PullmanMarch 3, 1831 – October 19, 1897
3. Jacob W. DavisMay 14, 1831 – January 20, 1908
4. John PembertonJuly 8, 1831 – August 16, 1888
5. Siegfried MarcusSeptember 18, 1831 – 1898
6. Octave ChanuteFebruary 18, 1832 – November 23, 1910

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