When Philip A. Rinehart was born on 5 October 1863, in Washington Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States, his father, Morris Rhinehart, was 25 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Auble, was 23. He married Savilla Philhower on 10 August 1889, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1905 and Bridgewater Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States for about 30 years. He died after 1930, and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Fairmount, Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.
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Thomas Edison had been seeking to create a more practical and affordable version of the lightbulb, primarily for home use. Edison had attempted several different materials, including platinum and other metals, before ultimately deciding on a carbon filament. On October 21, 1879, Edison finally carried out the first successful test of this new light bulb in Menlo Park, New Jersey.
Americanized form of German Reinhardt .
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