William Robinson.
William Robinson, Ph.D.; E. & M.E.
Original inventor and patentee of the Automatic Electric Signal Systems now in use on the leading railroads in the United States and Foreign Countries.
[2] ] Reprinted from a circular published by Dr. Robinson in 1913.
DR. ROBINSON'S RECORD FROM WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
William Robinson, B.A., 1865; M.A., 1868, Alpha Delta Phi. Ph.D. Boston University, 1907. Born November 22, 1840, in Ireland.
Principal of High School, Ansonia, Conn., 1865-66. In the oil region, Pennsylvania, 1866. Taught in Stamford, Conn., 1867. Principal of Spring Valley Academy, N.Y., 1867-69. Engaged in the oil business in Pennsylvania, 1869-72. President and General Manager of the Robinson Electric Railway Signal Company, 1873. Engaged in business in Boston, Mass., 1875-81. Organized the Union Electric Signal Company, 1878. Traveled in Europe, Egypt and Palestine for fifteen months, 1879-80. Inventor of the Robinson wireless electric railway signal system, of the Robinson radial car truck, of the coaster brake used on bicycles, of roller bearing skates, and of a repeating telephone. Engaged in developing and practising electric engineering. Author: History of Automatic Electric and Electrically Controlled Fluid Pressure Signal Systems for Railroads.
Died January 2, 1921, Brooklyn, New York.
A.I.E.E. RECORD OF DR. WILLIAM ROBINSON
Copy of Dr. Robinson's record made from original application No. 1265 to the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, 33 West 39th Street, New York City. (Record filed July, 1909.)