As early as 1834, he developed a battery-powered electric motor, along with his wife Emily Davenport. They used it to operate a small model car on a short section of track, paving the way for the later electrification of streetcars.[2]
Davenport's 1833 visit to the Penfield and Taft iron works at Crown Point, New York, where an electromagnet was operating, based on the design of Joseph Henry, was an impetus for his electromagnetic undertakings. Davenport bought an electromagnet from the Crown Point factory and took it apart to see how it worked. Then he forged a better iron core and redid the wiring, using silk from his wife's wedding gown.[3]
With his wife Emily and colleague Orange Smalley, Davenport received the first American patent on an electric machine in 1837, U. S. Patent No. 132.[4] In 1840, he printed The Electro-Magnetic and Mechanics Intelligencer, making it the first magazine to be printed with electricity.[5]
In 1849, Charles Grafton Page, the Washington scientist and inventor, commenced a project to build an electromagnetically powered locomotive, with substantial funds appropriated by the US Senate. Davenport challenged the expenditure of public funds, arguing for the motors he had already invented. In 1851, Page's full sized electromagnetically operated locomotive was put to a calamity-laden test on the rail line between Washington and Baltimore.[6]
thomas, davenport, inventor, thomas, davenport, july, 1802, july, 1851, vermont, blacksmith, constructed, first, american, electric, motor, 1834, thomas, davenportdavenport, 1850born, 1802, july, 1802williamstown, vermontdiedjuly, 1851, 1851, aged, salisbury, . Thomas Davenport July 9 1802 July 6 1851 was a Vermont blacksmith who constructed the first American DC electric motor in 1834 1 Thomas DavenportDavenport c 1850Born 1802 07 09 July 9 1802Williamstown VermontDiedJuly 6 1851 1851 07 06 aged 48 Salisbury Vermont 1 Resting placePine Hill Cemetery Brandon VermontCitizenshipAmericanOccupation s BlacksmithInventorEmployerOrange SmalleyKnown forinventing the electric motorSpouseEmily Goss Davenport m 1827 1851 his death Children2Signature Contents 1 Biography 2 References 3 Further reading 4 External linksBiography editDavenport was born in Williamstown Vermont He lived in Forest Dale a village in the town of Brandon As early as 1834 he developed a battery powered electric motor along with his wife Emily Davenport They used it to operate a small model car on a short section of track paving the way for the later electrification of streetcars 2 Davenport s 1833 visit to the Penfield and Taft iron works at Crown Point New York where an electromagnet was operating based on the design of Joseph Henry was an impetus for his electromagnetic undertakings Davenport bought an electromagnet from the Crown Point factory and took it apart to see how it worked Then he forged a better iron core and redid the wiring using silk from his wife s wedding gown 3 With his wife Emily and colleague Orange Smalley Davenport received the first American patent on an electric machine in 1837 U S Patent No 132 4 In 1840 he printed The Electro Magnetic and Mechanics Intelligencer making it the first magazine to be printed with electricity 5 In 1849 Charles Grafton Page the Washington scientist and inventor commenced a project to build an electromagnetically powered locomotive with substantial funds appropriated by the US Senate Davenport challenged the expenditure of public funds arguing for the motors he had already invented In 1851 Page s full sized electromagnetically operated locomotive was put to a calamity laden test on the rail line between Washington and Baltimore 6 References edit a b Thomas Davenport Archived October 16 2008 at the Wayback Machine Electrifying America by David E Nye p 86 from Google Books Retrieved February 14 2009 Schiffer 2008 pp 65 66 Improvement in propelling machinery by magnetism and electro magnetism Retrieved February 27 2011 The Electrical Journal D B Adams September 9 1882 p 399 Retrieved February 3 2023 Post 1976 pp 89 90 Further reading editPost R C 1976 Physics Patents and Politics A Biography of Charles Grafton Page New York Science History Publications Michael Brian Schiffer 2008 Power Struggles Scientific Authority and the Creation of Practical Electricity Before Edison Cambridge MA MIT Press Frank Wicks The Blacksmith s Motor Electricity magnetism and motion A self taught Vermonter pointed the direction for lighting the world Mechanical Engineering July 1999 Davenport s patent for the electric motor issued in early 1837 Today in Technology History February 25 direct link Smalley and Davenport s shop The invention of the electric motor 1800 1854 Thomas DavenportExternal links editThomas Davenport at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas Davenport inventor amp oldid 1181580399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
