Peter Cooper Hewitt

(1861-1921) american electrical engineer who invented the first mercury-vapor lamp.

Born November 13th, 1861 in New York City.

Died August 25th, 1921 at 59 years old in Paris.

Occupations
electrical engineer, engineer, inventor

For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker