• DocumentCode
    1378969
  • Title

    Crompton-a different English engineer

  • Author

    Bowers, B.

  • Volume
    88
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    6/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    868
  • Lastpage
    870
  • Abstract
    Gives a short account of the life of Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton, an English electrical pioneer who promoted direct current electricity supply systems.
  • Keywords
    biographies; history; Crompton; biographies; direct current electricity supply systems; electrical engineering; Africa; Agricultural engineering; Cables; Casting; Current supplies; Foundries; Iron; LED lamps; Libraries; Manufacturing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Proceedings of the IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9219
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/5.867701
  • Filename
    867701