Charles Proteus Steinmetz: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

John Winthrop Hammond, Charles Proteus Steinmetz: A Biography (1924), although not definitive, is the best available. See also Ernest Caldecott and Philip L. Alger (eds.), Steinmetz the Philosopher (1965), a compilation of Steinmetz’ works with brief comments. Books by Steinmetz include: America and the New Epoch (1916); Engineering Mathematics: A Series of Lectures Delivered at Union College, 3rd ed. (1917); Four Lectures on Relativity and Space (1923); The Future of Electricity (1910); and General Lectures on Electrical Engineering, 5th ed., comp. and ed. by Joseph L. Hayden (1918).

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