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El Hombre que Edison Intentó Robar: Granville T. Woods: El Inventor Afroamericano que Cambió los Ferrocarriles y la Electricidad
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Black American History20th Century United States History
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ISBN13: 9798185810217
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 6 2026
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: Spanish
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jul 6 2026
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.19
Height: 0.16 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: Spanish
En 1975, ejecutivos de Westinghouse y General Electric se reunieron en un cementerio de Queens, Nueva York, para dedicar una lápida a un hombre que habÃa muerto 65 años antes sin una tumba con nombre. Ese hombre era Granville T. Woods. El inventor afroamericano que patentó más de 60 dispositivos esenciales para los ferrocarriles eléctricos, el metro moderno y los sistemas de comunicación ferroviaria. El hombre que Thomas Edison demandó dos veces por robo de patentes. Y perdió ambas veces. Esta biografÃa narrativa reconstruye la vida de un genio autodidacta que aprendió ingenierÃa en los talleres de vapor del siglo XIX, que fundó su propia empresa eléctrica en una América profundamente segregada, y que murió en la pobreza a pesar de haber construido la infraestructura del mundo moderno. Desde el telégrafo multiplex que hizo posible la comunicación entre trenes en movimiento hasta el tercer riel que alimenta los metros de todo el mundo, los inventos de Woods siguen vivos en cada viaje en metro, en cada tren de alta velocidad, en cada freno automático que evita una tragedia. Una historia de genio, resistencia y la pregunta que sigue sin respuesta: cuántos Granville T. Woods más están enterrados en tumbas sin nombre? Basado en registros de la Oficina de Patentes de Estados Unidos (USPTO), registros judiciales y fuentes históricas verificadas.
Incluye apéndice con patentes seleccionadas y cronologÃa completa de vida y carrera.
Para lectores de Hidden Figures, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks y biografÃas de inventores olvidados. Descubre la historia que Edison no pudo borrar.
Para lectores de Hidden Figures, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks y biografÃas de inventores olvidados. Descubre la historia que Edison no pudo borrar.
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