Ezra Gilliland
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title:
Ezra Gilliland
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Ezra Torrance Gilliland was an inventor who designed the telephone switchboard and the magneto bell. Gilliland had a laboratory in his home and "kept seven expert electricians employed" as he worked on his ideas. He built the first telephone exchange in Indianapolis in the 1870s under the name Gilliland Telephone Manufacturing Company and later worked for the Bell Telephone Company. Gilliland was a friend and colleague of Thomas Edison and the two worked together on many projects. They met as yo
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American inventor
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Gilliland
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2023-10-01T20:15:50Z
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