Background
Bristol, William Henry was born on July 5, 1859 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Benjamin Hiel and Pauline (Phelps) Bristol.
Bristol, William Henry was born on July 5, 1859 in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. Son of Benjamin Hiel and Pauline (Phelps) Bristol.
Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute Technology, 1884.
Organized, 1882, manual training department of Workingman’s School, New York, and teacher same, 1882-1886. Instructor mathematics, Stevens Institute Technology, 1886-1888, assistant professor, 1888-1899, professor, 1899-1906. Organized, 1889, and president The Bristol Company (manufacturing his inventions).
Inventor of numerous recording instruments for pressure, temperature and electricity, steel belt-lacing, sound amplifying and talking motion picture apparatus, et cetera
Awarded John Scott Legacy medal, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1890. Medal and diploma, Chicago Exposition, 1893.
Silver medal, Paris Exposition, 1900. Gold medal, Saint Louis Exposition, 1904.
Grand prize, Panama Philippine Islands Exposition, 1915.
Home: Waterbury, Connecticut
Married J. Louise Wright, September 8, 1885 (died 1888). Married second, Elise H. Myers, June 28, 1899.