Which inventor created a local, unpatented electric traffic signal system around 1912 in Utah?
Answer
Lester Wire
Lester Wire, a policeman from Salt Lake City, developed a wooden box containing red and green lights mounted on a pole around 1912, though he never patented the design.
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