Eldridge R. Johnson

January 10, 2024
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Quick Facts

Eldridge R. Johnson
Full Name Eldridge R. Johnson
Occupation Inventor
Date Of Birth Feb 6, 1867(1867-02-06)
Age 157
Date Of Death November 14, 1945, Moorestown, NJ
Birthplace Delaware
Country United States
Birth City Delaware
Horoscope Aquarius

Eldridge R. Johnson Biography

Name Eldridge R. Johnson
Birthday Feb 6
Birth Year 1867
Place Of Birth Delaware
Home Town Delaware
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Aquarius
Parents Ada S. Johnson, Caroline Reeves Johnson
Spouse Elsie Reeves Fenimore Johnson
Children(s) Fen Johnson

Eldridge R. Johnson is one of the most popular and richest Inventor who was born on February 6, 1867 in Delaware, Delaware, United States. Known for creating the Victor Talking Machine Company with Emile Berliner.

He used a zinc disc in his talking machine that was superior to Thomas Edison‘s wax cylinders.

He married Elsie Reeves Fenimore Johnson and they had a child named Fen.

Eldridge R. Johnson Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Inventor
House Living in own house.

Eldridge R. Johnson is one of the richest Inventor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Eldridge R. Johnson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He went to the Delaware Academy until graduation in 1882 and then became a machinist at J. Lodge & Son.

He manufactured wire stitching and bookbinding machines.

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Who is Eldridge R. Johnson Dating?

According to our records, Eldridge R. Johnson married to Elsie Reeves Fenimore Johnson. As of December 1, 2023, Eldridge R. Johnson’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Eldridge Ranked on the list of most popular Inventor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Eldridge R. Johnson celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Eldridge R. Johnson

  1. Eldridge R. Johnson was born on February 18, 1867.
  2. He founded the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901.
  3. Johnson’s company produced the first commercially successful record player.
  4. In 1929, RCA acquired Victor and Johnson retired from business.
  5. He held over 200 patents for various audio-related inventions.
  6. Johnson died on November 14, 1945 at age 78.
  7. His legacy revolutionized the music industry forever.
  8. The Grammy Awards were originally called “Gramophone Awards” after his invention.
  9. Johnson was posthumously inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1984.
  10. His contributions to sound recording technology are immeasurable and invaluable

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