Who am I?

[Toirtis]

Scott Joplin and his "The Entertainer" ...pickede the wrong person to try a ragtime Q on.

 

[Jchillin]

Scott Joplin and his "The Entertainer" ...pickede the wrong person to try a ragtime Q on.

Sure...grab the question at 4:00 in the morning while I'm fast asleep...

 

[Clown Monarch]

Right you are Toirtis. 50k for that one.

 

[Toirtis]

Blast, now I have to come up with one...

Born in 1856 to a priest and an inventor, I attained my electrical engineer's degree at an early age. At 28, I moved from Europe to the US, where I quickly became more important to the evolution of electricity use than Edison himself. Amongst my inventions are electric motors, fluorescent lights , laser beams, wireless communications, remote controls, robotics, and VTOL aircraft....I also invented radio and x-rays first, but was never credited until 1943....the year I died.

 

[Jchillin]

Heinrich Rudolf Hertz?

 

[Toirtis]

Nope...try again! (I thought this one would be too easy)

 

[Jchillin]

It can't be Peter Cooper Hewitt?

 

[Toirtis]

No...it can't. Think big, think brilliant.

 

[Jchillin]

Ahhh....Michael Pupin?

 

[Toirtis]

Think more brilliant....this person was one of the top 5 inventors of the 20th century.

 

[Jchillin]

Ok, has to be Nikola Tesla - worked with Edison too. If wrong, I can't think of another.

 

[mitche8359]

AH NO Fair.. yes it's Tesla... I would have gotten it right off... but no, you all have to play while I'm doing taxes...

 

[Toirtis]

Tesla it is! You're up!

 

[Jchillin]

"The son of former slaves, I was born on March 4, 1877. while still a teenager, I left Kentucky and moved north to Cincinnati, Ohio in search of opportunity.

My formal education never took me beyond elementary school. In 1895, I moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where I worked as a sewing machine repair man for a clothing manufacturer. News of my proficiency for fixing things and experimenting traveled fast and led to numerous job offers from various manufacturing firms in the Cleveland area.

In 1907, I opened my own sewing equipment and repair shop. It was the first of several businesses I would establish.

In 1920, I went into the newspaper business and established the Cleveland Call. I was inspired while driving along the streets of Cleveland that inspired me to invent a device that I am world famous for.

I also invented numerous other things including the gas mask."

Who am I?

 

[Morticus]

Gerrett Morgan?

 

[Jchillin]

You are quite correct Morticus.

Your up!

 

[Morticus]

Okay, here goes:

"I was born in 1738 in Springfield PA, and was largely self-taught. In 1763 I moved to England where I gained the friendship of Sir Joshua Reynolds and the patronage of King George III. Some of my works are highly prized on display. I also was the founder of the Royal Academy of Arts."

 

[Toirtis]

Benjamin West, and he was a charter member of the Royal Academy, but can be hardly called its founder.

 

[Morticus]

Good job, you're up.

 

[Toirtis]

I relenquish my turn to whomever would like it.