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Harold Pitney Brown (September 16, 1857, Janesville, Wisconsin – 1944 Volusia, Florida) [dubious – discuss] was an American electrical engineer and inventor known for his activism in the late 1880s against the use of alternating current (AC) for electric lighting in New York City and around the country (during the "war of the ...
27 giu 2024 · Harold P. Brown and the Executioner's Current: an Incident in the AC-DC Controversy * Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 July 2012. Thomas P. Hughes. Article. Metrics. Get access. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Abstract. The Age of Electricity was foreshadowed by the “battle of the currents.”
13 mag 2020 · Harold P. Brown was an electrical engineer and consultant who worked for Edison Electric Light Company and fought against alternating current. He conducted shocking experiments on animals and humans, challenged Westinghouse to a current duel, and helped introduce electrocution as a method of execution.
Harold Pitney Brown (16 settembre 1857, Janesville, Wisconsin - 1944 Volusia, Florida) [ dubbioso - discutere] era un ingegnere elettrico e inventore americano noto per il suo attivismo alla fine del 1880 contro l'uso della corrente alternata (CA) per l'illuminazione elettrica a New York City e in giro per il paese (durante la " guerra delle ...
This article by Thomas P. Hughes explores the role of Harold P. Brown, a Westinghouse engineer, in the "battle of the currents" between alternating and direct current systems of electric lighting. It reveals how Brown exploited the evidence of electrocution of criminals to discredit direct current and promote alternating current.
29 apr 2022 · Harold P. Brown was an engineer who built the first electric chair for New York's executions at the request of Thomas Edison. Learn how he became involved in the War of Currents between AC and DC and how it affected the fate of William Kemmler, the first person electrocuted in 1890.
Harold P. Brown, The New Instrument of Execution, The North American Review, Vol. 149, No. 396 (Nov., 1889), pp. 586-593
