Donald Murray (inventor)
Donald Murray | |
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Electrical engineer | |
| Known for | Telegraphic typewriter |
Donald Murray (20 September 1865– 14 July 1945) was an
Murray's system became the
Early life and education
Murray was born in
Murray went to Europe in 1886, returning home in 1887 and working at
Telegraphic typewriter
It was during his time with the Sydney Morning Herald that Murray got the idea for the telegraphic typewriter. At the time,
Murray went to
The machines were introduced world-wide, with systems prominently at New York's Western Union and London's General Post Office.[1]
Murray soon moved to London, and remained there until he sold the rights to his invention in 1925. He then retired to Monte Carlo and later Switzerland, where he studied and wrote on philosophy.[1]
Publications
Murray was the author of three books:
- The Philosophy of Power: First Principles, London: Williams & Norgate (1939).
- The Philosophy of Power, Volume 2: The Theory of Control, London: Williams & Norgate (1940).
- Australia: Poverty or Progress?, Melbourne: Henry George Foundation (1945).
References
- ^ a b c d e f New Zealand’s Donald Murray: The Father of the Remote Typewriter, Australian Typewriter Museum, Canberra, 9 March 2012; accessed 10 March 2012
- ^ Radio Teletype or RTTY: Baudot, Murray and ASCII Codes, Wireless Institute of Australia article
External links
- New Zealand’s Donald Murray: The Father of the Remote Typewriter, Australian Typewriter Museum, Canberra
- Codes that Don't Count: Some Printing Telegraph Codes as Products of their Technologies (With Particular Attention to the Teletypesetter) - includes images of early Murray equipment, and visual comparison of Murray code
- Teleprinter and Teletype
- Radioteletype or RTTY - Wireless Institute of Australia
- Telegraph Timeline Archived 5 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine - North American Data Communications Museum (NADCOMM)
