Edison's Original Micro-Tasimeter, 1878

Made:
1878 in New Jersey and New Jersey and
inventor:
Thomas Alva Edison
maker:
Automatic Telegraph Company
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Tasimeter (infrared radiation detector), original form, invented by Thomas Edison and made by the Automatic Telegraph Co., New Jersey, USA, 1878.

Details

Category:
Heat
Object Number:
1884-89
Materials:
carbon fibre, 'plastic' (possibly vulcanised rubber), brass (copper, zinc alloy) and iron
Measurements:
overall: 110 mm x 255 mm x 120 mm, , 2.93kg
type:
measuring device (radiant energy)
credit:
Thomas A. Edison