Lester Wire
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| Gender | Male |
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| Date of birth | September 3,1887 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Salt Lake City |
| Utah | |
| United States | |
| Nationality | American |
| Place of burial | Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
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| ID | 3821730 |
Lester Wire Life story
Lester Farnsworth Wire was credited with the invention of the electric traffic light in 1912, in Salt Lake City. Wire worked as a detective for the Salt Lake City police force. The original traffic light, based on a semaphore system, had been invented in London in 1868 by John Peake Knight, but had not been a success.
