Some leaders of the A. I. E. E.

Norman Willson Storer, Manager of the Institute 1911–1914, one of its Vice-Presidents for 1914–1916 and 1921–1923, and now Consulting Railway Engineer for the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, East Pittsburgh, is a native of Orangeville, Trumbull County, Ohio. After completing work in the public schools and a preparatory course, he took a course at Ohio State University, from which he was graduated in 1891 with the degree of M. E. in E. E. He immediately joined the Westinghouse company, spending the first four months in the winding room, with work on transformer coils and field and armature coils for No. 3 single-reduction railway and special ring type d-c. generator armatures. Another four months was spent making a complete set of tests on the No. 3 railway motor and developing curves. The next three months were occupied in the drawing-room, followed by eight months in charge of new lines of a-c. generators, and synchronous and induction motors, including those exhibited at the World´s Fair. In May 1893 he started in design work as first assistant to Benjamin G. Lamme, developing a line of small d-c. multipolar generators and motors, — the standard of the company for 10 years or more. He was in general charge until 1904. During this time, several complete lines of engine type generators as well as belted generators were developed and built for all classes of service. The ventilated armature windings and core were developed and applied to all machines. In 1895 laminated poles were introduced in the railway motor.