Heinrich Göbel
Heinrich Göbel was born on April 20, 1818. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Heinrich Göbel
Heinrich Göbel (April 20, 1818 – December 4, 1893) was a German-born American precision mechanic and inventor also known by his anglicized name Henry Goebel. In 1848 he immigrated to New York City, where he resided until his death. He received American citizenship in 1865. In 1893, magazines and newspapers reported that 25 years earlier Göbel had developed incandescent light bulbs comparable to those invented in 1879 by Thomas Alva Edison. Göbel did not apply for a patent for this invention. In 1893, the Edison Electric Light Company sued three manufacturers of incandescent lamps for…