Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Prussian-American mathematician, electrical engineer (1865-1923) · Germany · On the map · Academics · Died at 58
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was a Prussian-American mathematician and electrical engineer and professor at Union College. He fostered the development of alternating current that made possible the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States, formulating mathematical theories for engineers.
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Steinmetz circa 1915![Steinmetz posed inside his 1914 Detroit Electric automobile behind some members of his adopted family. From left to right are grandchildren Midge, Billy, and Joe Hayden, and adopted son Joseph LeRoy Hayden.[30]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Steinmetz_electric_car_1914.jpg)
Steinmetz posed inside his 1914 Detroit Electric automobile behind some members of his adopted family. From left to right are grandchildren Midge, Billy, and Joe Hayden, and adopted son Joseph LeRoy Hayden.[30]
Group tour of the Marconi Wireless Station in Somerset, New Jersey, in 1921, including Steinmetz (center) and Albert Einstein (to his right)
Steinmetz maintained a small cabin overlooking the Mohawk River near Schenectady, New YorkAwards
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He made ground-breaking discoveries in the understanding of hysteresis that enabled engineers to design better electromagnetic apparatus equipment, especially electric motors for use in industry.
