Elihu Thomson, beloved scientist, 1853-1937
inventive genius, engineer, educator, pioneer of the electrical age.
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Word Count
89,500 words, Guess
Page Count
358 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5798949M
- OCLC Control Number563682
- Internet Archiveelihuthomsonbelo0000wood
- Library of Congress Control Number60011802
Classifications
- LCCTK140.T5 W6 1960
Description
Elihu Thomson did more for the electical field than any other individual. He started with DC lighting and generators. Then invented meters, arc welding equipment, ac equipment. He was responsible for over 600 patents. He encouraged the metric units for electrical terms. He was the technical force behind the Thomson -- Houston Company of Lynn, Mass. In 1892, Charles Coffin, business manager, of Thomson-Houston Co. was called to meet with J.P. Morgan to sell his company to the Edison General Electric Co. Coffin refused to sell, but arranged for the merger of the two companies to form the "General Electric Company" with Charles Coffin as the President and head quarters at Schenectady, New York. This book is a well written biography and should be commited to a PDF format. A. N. Chaston, nchaston@comcast.net
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