Brush, Charles Francis, 1849-1929

Graduated from the University of Michigan in 1869 and returned to Cleveland as a mining engineer. Worked as an analytical chemist (1870-1873) and then began to experiment with electricity. By 1877 he devoted all his time to the study of electricity and developed the Brush electric dynamo and the Bursh Electric Arc Light. In 1880 he founded the Brush electric company. He was active in philanthropy and endowed the controversial "Brush Foundation" for the study of Eugenics, when, within a week, he lost both his granddaughter and his son to blood poisoning. He won many awards including the French Legion of Honor, the Rumford medal, Edison medal, Franklin Metal, and three honorary doctorates.

From the description of Papers, 1869-1929. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81276768

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