[Milsurplus] DC vs AC for power distribution

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

John,

I agree with you on the genius of Steinmetz but he work for GE, not Westinghouse.

He left Germany and worked for a small firm in Yonkers, NY. GE offered him a job but he didn't leave this firm out of loyalty so GE purchased the firm.

Steinmetz became the Chief of Engineering at GE.

Even though he was an academic he believed children should have time to take a break and play and was responsible of the lunch time recess. This was first instituted in the Schnectady school district, of which he was a member.

I did a report on him in high school, many moons ago.

Mike N2MS

----- Original Message -----
From: J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com>
To: Paul Kraemer <elespe at lisco.com>
Cc: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Tue, 01 May 2012 16:13:21 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] DC vs AC for power distribution

Well, it depends on who is telling the story.

Tesla was a 'mad' inventor. Not a real engineer. His real fucus was on
radiated power. In recent years he has become something of a cult hero.

The real brains behind AC was Charles Proteus Steinmetz, who worked for
Westinghouse and did the fundamental engineering.

-John