What is James C. Marsters?
'''James Carlyle Marsters''' (April 5, 1924 &ndash; July 28, 2009) was a [[deaf]] [[Americans|American]] [[orthodontist]]. In 1964, he helped invent the first [[Telecommunications device for the deaf|teletypewriter]] device that could be used with [[telephone]] lines. The device let deaf people communicate by telephone. Although [[Robert Weitbrecht]] did much of the actual design work, Marsters promoted the device's use. Marsters was born in [[Norwich, New York]]. Marsters died in [[Pasadena, California]] from [[heart disease]] and [[West Nile virus]], aged 85.<ref name=shapiro>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/27/AR2009082703954.html|title=James C. Marsters, 85: Phone System Increased Independence for Deaf|first=T. Rees|last=Shapiro|work=[[The Washington Post]]|date=2009-08-28|accessdate=2009-08-31}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Marsters, James C.}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2009 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from heart disease]] [[Category:Deaths from West Nile virus]] [[Category:American inventors]] [[Category:Scientists from New York (state)]] {{us-bio-stub}}