The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-08

typical Of the strides made In the practical
application Of electricity in the past decade,
would be hard to define. Ask one Of the
thousand young electricians here:
who Is Steinmetz and what does he dop'
The ances are 100 to l that the answer
will be something like this:
-Why--er-why-he's Steinmetz.
AK in the Office, where nearly thousand
persons are employed. and the heads of the
great departments will tell you that he is
the consulting electrical engineer Of the
corporation and that no electrical project
of any magnitude is undertaken without
first seeking his advice. You will get
p obaby the additional information that
he is the most wonderful mathematical
genius Of the age.
Ask Prof. Steinmetz himself and he will
assure you that he has no set title or dis
tinct place in the system under which the
affairs Of the company are administered
He Is the one freelance in the plant.
He refuses to be tied down TO any certain
line of work or to be burdened with details
of any kind. Yet he is tireless worker.
When he leaves the magnliicentiy equip
ped research laboratory at the plant II is
but TO take up again the task on which
Here he labors far into the night surrounded
by the implements and mechanism so dear
TO tho heart of the thorough electro
chemist.
His income is large. larger. in fact. than
his needs. yet he came to his country only
fourteen years ago. a penniess German
scholar, and toiled for Si2 a week in the
draughting room of small electrical manu-
featuring concern. Then he knew no Eng
lish and was ignorant alike OF the manners
and customs Of this country. His rise in
she world has been little short Of marvel-
lous, when il Is considered how great were
the handicape under which he worked.
His career in his native land was roman
tic and strenuously active. He was born
at Bresau. where his father was in the
Government railroad service.
After graduating from the high school
he entered the Breslau University with the
Intention OF making mathematics life study
ard gaining. perhaps. a professorship In
that branch Of science. Being eager for
knowledge, however. he did not conhne
himself TO one study. but took up astronomy
and physics, In both Of which he soon be-
oAme proficient.
Later he studied chemistry and after
ward went into elect ricsl engineering IA
usasr 90 help along friend. N" also delved
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