As per our current Database, Thomas Davenport has been died on Jul 6, 1851 (age 48).
When Thomas Davenport die, Thomas Davenport was 48 years old.
| Popular As | Thomas Davenport |
| Occupation | Inventor |
| Age | 48 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | July 9, 1802 (Willamstown, VT) |
| Birthday | July 9 |
| Town/City | Willamstown, VT |
| Nationality | VT |
Thomas Davenport’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Thomas Davenport was born in the Year of the Dog. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Dog are loyal, faithful, honest, distrustful, often guilty of telling white lies, temperamental, prone to mood swings, dogmatic, and sensitive. Dogs excel in business but have trouble finding mates. Compatible with Tiger or Horse.
Remembered for building the first direct current electric motor, this nineteenth-century blacksmith carried out electromagnetic work that would prove instrumental to the later development of electric streetcars.
He began his experimentation with electromagnets after touring New York's Penfield and Taft iron facility in 1833.
He improved the wiring of an electromagnet by weaving in silk taken from the wedding dress worn by his wife.
He grew up in Williamstown and Forest Dale, Vermont. His wife, Emily, was his electric motor co-inventor.
Davenport's invention was greatly influenced by the electromagnetic work of scientist Joseph Henry.
