Early electrical machines

This is the first in a series of articles on pioneering investigations in electrical science made by men who possessed an absorbing scientific curiosity, trusting no authority no matter how renowned, subjecting everything to the supreme test of all knowledge: experimental verification. This tradition should be disseminated throughout the engineering profession so that tomorrow´s engineer can meet the demands of a society that will require more than technical ability. Such eager curiosity fosters the ability to make new associations between facts already known or learned and, thus, lays the basis for the creative application of engineering knowledge and the development of tomorrow´s “three dimensional engineer.”