| Birth: | Sep. 3, 1888 | | Death: | Apr. 14, 1958 | 
Inventor. Born Lester Farnsworth Wire, he was a detective for the Salt Lake City police force when he went to the Utah Department of Transportation about ideas for city traffic control in the early 1900s. In 1912, he was credited for inventing the first functional electric traffic light which used red and green lights. (bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
Search Amazon for Lester Wire | | | Burial:
Salt Lake City Cemetery
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake County
Utah, USA |
Maintained by: Find A Grave
Record added: Jan 01, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 1692 |
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