, 1915, seat of
Scientific American offices Frederick Converse Beach was born on March 27, 1848, in
Brooklyn, New York, to
Alfred Ely Beach, builder of New York's first subway. His grandfather was
Moses Yale Beach, publisher of the
New York Sun, and his uncle was
Moses Sperry Beach, publisher of the
Boston Daily Times. His other uncle
William Yale Beach was a banker and real estate developer, and his cousin Charles Yale Beach was a manufacturer and real estate investor. Frederick's son was
Stanley Yale Beach, an aviation pioneer, and the Beaches were all members of the
Yale family. Frederick Converse Beach graduated from Yale's
Sheffield Scientific School in 1868. In 1869, he was made night superintendent of the
Beach Pneumatic Transit tunnel under
Broadway, and then in 1870, operated a pneumatic car and explained its working to the public. From 1871 to 1876, he was engaged in the manufacture of electrical instruments in New York, making telegraphs. He was made President of the Housatonic
Yacht Club, the oldest operating Yacht club in
Connecticut. He died on June 8, 1918, at his home in
Stratford, Connecticut. ==Family legacy==