Charles Steinmetz and Thomas Edison at 1911 Convention of Edison Illuminating Companies, Thousand Islands, New York
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By 1911, Charles Steinmetz was a well-known leader in the electrical engineering field. He directed the Consulting Engineering Department at General Electric, a company that had its roots in Thomas Edison's early electric light manufacturing companies. Though the press exaggerated the relationship between these two "wizards" of science, Edison and Steinmetz admired one another's work and conducted some joint research.
By 1911, Charles Steinmetz was a well-known leader in the electrical engineering field. He directed the Consulting Engineering Department at General Electric, a company that had its roots in Thomas Edison's early electric light manufacturing companies. Though the press exaggerated the relationship between these two "wizards" of science, Edison and Steinmetz admired one another's work and conducted some joint research.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
1911
Creators
Keywords
United States, New York, Thousand Islands
Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1630.27
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Dimensions
Height: 7.5 in
Width: 8.063 in
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