DP&L Contributes Portrait to Edison Birthplace Museum.Energy Editors/Business Editors DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003 DPL (Digital PowerLine) An earlier technology for transmitting a 1 Mbps data signal over electric power lines from Nortel Networks. It was developed in the late 1990s, but later abandoned due to implementation difficulties. See broadband over power lines. Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :DPL) The Dayton Power and Light Company (DP&L) has contributed an original portrait of Thomas Edison to the Edison Birthplace Museum in Milan, Ohio. Steve Koziar, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of DP&L, said, "We are delighted to share a tangible piece of this remarkable man's life with those who visit this historic museum. Thomas Edison's achievements were amazing and we wanted to make this wonderful portrait of him available to everyone." Mr. Robert Wheeler, President of the Edison Birthplace Museum and great-great-grand nephew of Thomas Edison, accepted the portrait on behalf of the Edison Birthplace Museum. "We appreciate DP&L's generosity in sharing this portrait with us," said Mr. Wheeler. "It is a beautiful work and will help us continue to tell the important story of Thomas Edison's life." The portrait is an original painting by the artist Orlando Rouland, who lived from 1871 to 1945. Mr. Rouland painted such other notable figures as Theodore Roosevelt and has one of his works in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery National Portrait Gallery can refer to:
About DPL DPL Inc. is a diversified regional energy company. DPL's principal subsidiaries include The Dayton Power & Light Company (DP&L) and DPL Energy. DP&L provides electric services to over 500,000 retail customers in West Central Ohio. DPL Energy markets over 4,600 megawatts of generation capacity throughout the eastern United States. DPL Inc., through its subsidiaries, ranks among the top energy companies in generation efficiency and productivity. Further information on DPL Inc. can be found at www.dplinc.com. About the Edison Birthplace Museum Thomas Alva Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, in 1847. Granted more than 1,000 patents, a small sampling of his inventions includes the electrical vote recorder, the universal stock ticker Stock ticker A letter designation assigned to securities and mutual funds that trade on US financial exchanges. , the phonograph phonograph: see record player. phonograph or record player Instrument for reproducing sounds. A phonograph record stores a copy of sound waves as a series of undulations in a wavy groove inscribed on its rotating surface by the , and the incandescent light bulb. The Edison Birthplace Museum features a collection of rare Edison artifacts artifacts see specimen artifacts. , including examples of many of his early inventions, documents and family momentos. The museum is open February through November and is located at 9 Edison Drive in Milan, Ohio. For more information, visit www.tomedison.org. |
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