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    who created fuse

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    I'm going to guess Thomas Edison.

    "A practical fuse was one of the essential features of Thomas Edison's electrical power distribution system."
    In 1847, Breguet recommended use of reduced-section conductors to protect telegraph stations from lightning strikes; by melting, the smaller wires would protect apparatus and wiring inside the building.

    A variety of wire or foil fusible elements were in use to protect telegraph cables and lighting installations as early as 1864.

    A fuse was patented by Thomas Edison in 1890 as part of his successful electric distribution system.


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