Gano Sillick Dunn was President of Cooper Union, and an early Chairman and CEO of the United States National Research Council.
11 Facts About Gano Dunn
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Son of Civil War veteran General N Gano Dunn and Amelia Sillick, Gano Dunn was born in Yorkville, New York.
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In 1883, when Gano was twelve, he accompanied the former Mrs Maria G Robins Caswell to Europe.
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At the age of fifteen, while attending City College of New York, Gano Dunn began to work for as an operator for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
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In 1884, under pressure from her "runaway husband", Mrs Dunn had been forced to transfer the property, then valued at $18,000, to General Dunn's office clerk, Henry G Hunt for a single dollar.
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Gano Dunn declined Edison's job offer and continued pursuing his college degree.
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In 1891, Gano Dunn received the first degree in Electrical engineering granted by Columbia University.
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Gano Dunn was president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers from 1911 to 1912.
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Gano Dunn served as treasurer and later Chairman of Trustees of the Simplified Spelling Board.
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Each morning, Gano Dunn posted the bulletins from the wireless on the progress of the war.
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Gano Dunn invented and patented many electronic and mechanical devices.