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Born in Columbus, Ohio
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He dropped out of school at 10 to get a job in a machine shop to help his family.
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he started his own company called Woods Electric Company
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The invention allowed a telegraph company to send voice and telegraph messages over the same line
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He patented the Synchronous Multiplex Railway Telegraph, a system that allowed crew on moving trains to communicate with each other and stations. It helped prevent collisions.
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Patented the Galvanic battery
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Patented the egg incubator
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Buried in New York City, New York, following a stroke
