1. David Alter was a prominent American inventor and scientist of the 19th century.
10 Facts About David Alter
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David Alter was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania and graduated from the Reformed Medical School in New York City.
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Dr David Alter was a doctor, scientist, and famous American inventor, son of John Alter and Eleanor Sheetz.
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David Alter married Laura Rowley, and they settled in Elderton.
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In 1836 Elderton, David Alter invented the electric telegraph, one year before the popular Morse telegraph was invented.
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David Alter rigged the telegraph between his house and his barn.
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David Alter obtained medical schooling at the Reformed Medical College in New York City, and at the Cincinnati Medical School.
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David Alter manufactured bromine near his home, manned a weather station, worked as a physician, and was one of the first daguerreotype photographers of the town of Freeport.
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David Alter went on to discover Spectral Analysis in 1853.
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David Alter invented and patented a method of manufacturing Bromine from salt wells in 1845, that was highly useful in the iron industry and was put on display in the World's fair.