Title: Steinmetz : engineer and socialist /
Authors: Kline, Ronald R.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: Steinmetz, Charles Proteus,; Socialists United States Biography; Electrical engineers United States Biography
Abstract: When he died suddenly at the height of his fame in 1923, his face was as familiar to Americans as that of Babe Ruth, Henry Ford, Jack Dempsey, or Warren G. Harding. Newspapers quoted his views on religion, politics (he was a Socialist), science, and future technological wonders. All were intrigued by the Horatio Alger tale of the penniless, hunchbacked German immigrant who rose to fame as the Wizard of Science, chief engineer at General Electric, and symbol of the new breed of scientists who daily surpassed the feats of Thomas A. Edison. In Steinmetz: Engineer and Socialist Ronald R. Kline presents the intellectual biography of Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865-1923). Educated in Germany, Steinmetz came to America in 1889 and soon found work with a Yonkers electrical firm. After General Electric purchased the company in 1893, Steinmetz rose to the position of chief consulting engineer.^
Contents: Pt. 1. From Mathematician to Engineer. 1. German Origins. 2. Eickemeyer's. 3. Engineering Research -- Pt. 2. The Incorporation of Science and Engineering. 4. General Electric. 5. Theory and Practice. 6. New Settings for Research -- Pt. 3. Engineering Society. 7. Reforming a Profession. 8. Corporate Socialism. 9. Building a New Epoch. 10. Modern Jove.