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FAMOUS PERSONALITIES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Thomas Edison
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Philip Diehl
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Inventor Philip Diehl installed an electric motor he had designed for the Singer sewing machines into a ceiling fan. With the arrival of alternating current in 1896, the era of the modern ceiling fan began.
Detailed explanation-2: -He invented a lamp that was patented on 28 March, 1882. This lamp was totally different from the lamp of Thomas Edison. In 1887, he patented the ceiling fan and did a few enhancements in the fan. An American institute of New York awarded Philip Diehl with a bronze medal in 1889 that bears his dedication.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ceiling fans have been helping Americans beat the heat for more than 100 years. Philip Diehl, a contemporary of Thomas Edison, is credited with being the inventor of the electrically powered ceiling fan in 1882.