Talk:Miller Reese Hutchison

A fact from Miller Reese Hutchison appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 23 January 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Miller Reese Hutchison invented an early portable electric hearing aid (pictured)?

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1902 invention?[edit]

Some sources say he patented the hearing aid in 1901. Alpheus 00:59, 14 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I have to find a proper source, but legend has it Edison remarked "He invented the goddam Klaxon to deafen people so they'd have to buy his goddam Acousticon". Saxophobia (talk) 15:17, 6 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Probably like most technologies it was developed over time. The history might be interesting to go into. And it is an obvious quip, but we need a reliable source. I just ran across Time magazine attributing it to Mark Twain, but also might be "legend". W Nowicki (talk) 18:19, 15 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

More info with sources[edit]

I've assembled a more complete biography of Hutchison for Bhamwiki. Some of the sources are linked at the bottom of the article. --Dystopos (talk) 19:40, 14 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Well one issue with that one is that it mentions "dictophone" which might be confusing the dictaphone (which used mechanical recording) with the "dictograph" (an electric intercom system). I see many sources seem to credit Hutchison as inventor of the dictograph, but earlier sources make it seem K. Monroe Turner would be more accurate. They seemed to colaborate, with Monroe running the dictograph business at least. W Nowicki (talk) 22:42, 16 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

legacy[edit]

What did he do that has lived up until now Tauri Berkeley (talk) 13:21, 14 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]