[Milsurplus] DC vs AC for power distribution

[Antonio Amandio Sanches de Magalhaes]

I remember of reading somewhere that Edison appreciated very much
Steinmetz because "he never talked of Mathematics with him"...

Cheers,
Antonio
CT1TE


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Antonio Amandio Sanches de Magalhaes

Em 2012-05-01 21:59, mstangelo at comcast.net escreveu:
> 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
>
>
>
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