Edison Pioneers

History of the Edison Pioneers

There were only twenty-eight men who were honored with membership to the group called the Edison Pioneers. Membership in this group represented the highest honor to individuals in the electrical field. On February 11, 1918, the Edison Pioneers met for the first time, on the seventy-first birthday of Thomas Edison.

Alphabetical list of the Edison Pioneers

*Edward Goodrich Acheson
*Harold Anderson
*William Symes Andrews [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=W.S. Andrews Dies. An Edison Pioneer. Golden Jubilee Year of Inventor Marks His Fiftieth Anniversary Year Too. Victim of X-Ray Research. Oldest Employs of General ElectricCo. Built Thirty Generating Stations for Edison. Born in England. Takes Out X-ray patents. |url= |quote=William Symes Andrews, Edison pioneer, electrical engineer and oldest employe of the General Electric Company, died at his home, 1,018 Park Avenue, Schenectady, N.Y., at 3 P.M. yesterday. He was in his eighty-second year. |publisher=New York Times |date= |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*Charles Batchelor*
*John I. Beggs
*James Burke [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=JAMES BURKE DIES; AN EDISON PIONEER; President of Famous Inventor's Associates Himself Noted for His Discoveries. STRICKEN AT 66 IN ERIE. Founded Own Electric Firm in the West. A Technical Director in Germany |url= |quote=Erie, Pennsylvania, Jan. 22 James Burke, internationally known electrical engineer and inventor, who was president of the Edison Pioneers, formed of associates of Thomas A. Edison, died at his home here at midnight last night after a two-week illness of pneumonia. His age was 66. |publisher=New York Times |date=January 23, 1940, Tuesday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*George V. Delany [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=George V. Delany. Edison Pioneer Was Auditor of a General Electric Plant. |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=July 6, 1933, Thursday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*C. L. Clame [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=C. L. CLAME DIES; AN EDISON PIONEER; Oldest Surviving Associate of Inventor Started at $12 a Week and 'Glad to Get It'. BUILT FIRST EDISON PLANT. Original Chief Engineer of Company. Illness Halted Him in Writing Own Obituary |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=October 10, 1941, Friday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*William Kennedy Dickson
*Frank Dyer
*Charles L. Eidlitz [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=C.L. EIDLITZ DEAD; TRADE ARBITRATOR; Associate of Edison Settled Thousands of Disputes in Electrical and Other Fields |url= |quote=Charles L. Eidlitz, an Edison pioneer, who became one of the leading electrical contractors and manufacturers in New York, died yesterday in his home at 912 Fifth Avenue. His age was 84. |publisher=New York Times |date=January 28, 1951, Sunday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*William J. Hammer [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=MAJ. HAMMER DIES; AN EDISON PIONEER; Won Distinction as Engineer, Scientist and General Staff Officer in War. |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=March 25, 1934, Sunday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*Miller Reese Hutchison
*Samuel Insull*
*Francis Jehl [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=FRANCIS JEHL DIES; AN EDISON PIONEER; As Inventor's Personal Aide Was Important Factor In Developing Electric Light BUILT EUROPEAN SYSTEMS Abroad 40 Years -- Wrote Two Books on Edison -- Curator of Ford's Menlo Park Exhibit |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=February 11, 1941, Tuesday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ] [http://www.jhalpin.com/metuchen/tae/jehl.htm]
*Edward Hibberd Johnson
*Oscar Junggren [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=OSCAR JGGREH, EHGIHEER, DIES, 70; Pioneer in the Designing and Development of Giant Power Producers. |url= |quote=He was an associate Edison Pioneer, a member of the American Society of Engineers ... |publisher=New York Times |date=September 25, 1935, Wednesday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*Arthur Kennelly
*Isaac Krall [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=ISAAC KRALL DIES AT 85.; Pioneer Associate of Thomas A. Edison Was a Civil War Veteran. |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=October 1, 1928 |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*John Kruesi*
*Lewis Howard Latimer cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Lewis H. Latimer Dead. Member of Edison Pioneers. Drew Original Plans for Bell Phone. |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=December 13, 1928, Thursday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ] [cite web |url=http://www.ieee.org/web/aboutus/history_center/biography/latimer.html |title=Lewis H. Latimer, 1848-1928 |accessdate=2007-02-14 |format= |publisher=IEEE ]
*H. W. Nelson [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=H. W. Nelson Dead. An Edison Pioneer. He Helped Build Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford and Brought Players Here. |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=January 26, 1934, Friday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*Charles E. Pattison [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=CHARLES E. PATTISON DIES.; Consulting Electrical Engineer, an Edison Pioneer, Was 64. |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=November 3, 1928, Saturday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]
*Edwin Stanton Porter
*Frank J. Sprague*
*Nikola Tesla*
*Francis Robbins Upton
*Theodore Vandeventer [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Theodore Vandeventer. Edison Pioneer Was With the General Electric From Start |url= |quote= |publisher=New York Times |date=April 16, 1946, Tuesday |accessdate=2007-07-21 ]

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External links

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