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Steinmetz, Charles Proteus, 1865-1923
Charles Proteus Steinmetz collection, 1885-1978, Bulk Dates 1885-1947.
This collection contains a number of letters about obtaining and exhibiting Steinmetz's materials, most of which are from or to Robert E. Doherty, later president of Carnegie Institute of Technology, who was a pupil of Steinmetz at the General Electric Company. A few of the letters are from Steinmetz, to Doherty. Also contained in the collection are several demonstrational objects that were used to create 3D stereoscopic images for Steinmetz's book, Four Lectures on Relativity and Space, as well as several other unidentified, similarly shaped wooden objects, and various photographs of Steinmetz.
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was born in Breslau, Germany. In 1893 he moved to New York and took the role of a consultant for the General Electric Company. He taught electrical engineering at Union College from 1902-1923, and was the president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers from 1901-1902.
Steinmetz, Charles Proteus, 1865-1923
Electrical engineering.
General relativity (Physics)
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Carnegie Mellon University. Hunt Library. University Archives. 4909 Frew Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
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