William Henry Bristol
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Waterbury Evening Democrat; April 21st, 1936
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Waterbury Democrat; August 1st, 1940
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About William Henry Bristol
Inventor, Manufacturer
William Henry Bristol was born at Waterbury, Connecticut on June 5th, 1859, and became an innovative inventor and manufacturer. He revolutionized modern movies with his "Bristolphone" invention, which simultaneously recorded voices and other sounds within motion - an impossibility before his invention. Some of his over 100 revolutionary patented inventions include: Steel lacing for industrial belts, the Pressure Chart Recorder, the Pyrometer, and the Audiophone. Bristol also produced at least 1 major motion picture at his Waterbury company. The Bristol neighborhood is named after him, and the Bristol Fires took place, in the Bristol neighborhood, at his former company buildings. He was also a well-known Professor of Mathematics, and environmentalist. Bristol "gained worldwide recognition while making possible major advances in both pure scientific knowledge and industrial technology", according to Revolvy. Bristol is 1 of 50 people who were inducted into the City of Waterbury Hall of Fame.
Revolvy Article on Bristol.
Revolvy Article on Bristol.
- Vice-Chairman of the USO Hostesses, 1945
- May have had a son Carlton Henry Bristol
- May have had a daughter
- May be the son of William Bristol, who
- was an engineer
- may have died in a train wreck in 1879
- May have a brother Howard H. Bristol, Sr.
- President of the Bristol Company, 1943
- May be the grandson of William Henry, who
- represented Waterbury in the 1818 Session of the United States Congress
- was an executive of the Benedict and Burnham Manufacturing Company in 1812