Edwin J. Houston
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| Born | 1847 Alexandria, Virginia |
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| Died | 1914 New York |
| Nationality |  United States |
Edwin J. Houston (Alexandria, Virginia 1847– New York 1914) was an American electrical inventor. He graduated from New York Central High School in 1864. Initially a high-school teacher, le helped design an arc light generator with his then colleague Elihu Thomson. Together, they created the Thomson-Houston Electric Company in 1879. In 1894, Edwin Houston formed a consulting firm in electrical engineering with Arthur Kennelly. Edwin Houston was twice president of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He died from heart failure.
[edit] See also
[edit] Books by Edwin J. Houston
- E. J. Houston and A. E. Kennelly Electric Arc Lighting (New York : Electrical World & Engineer, 1902)
- Electric incandescent lighting (New York, The W.J. Johnston Company, 1896)
- E. J. Houston and A. E. Kennelly Electro-dynamic machinery for continuous currents (New York, The W.J. Johnston Company, 1896)
- E. J. Houston and A. E. Kennelly The electric motor and the transmission power (New York, The W.J. Johnston Company, 1896)
- E. J. Houston and A. E. Kennelly Electric Heating(New York, The W.J. Johnston Company, 1895)
- E. J. Houston and A. E. Kennelly Alternating Electric Currents(New York, The W.J. Johnston Company, 1895)
- E. J. Houston and A. E. Kennelly Electric street railways (New York, The W.J. Johnston Company, 1896)
- E. J. Houston and A. E. Kennelly Electrical engineering leaflets : advanced grade (New York : Electrical World & Engineer, 1895)
- E. J. Houston and A. E. Kennelly Electrical engineering leaflets : intermediate grade (New York : Electrical World & Engineer, 1895)
- E. J. Houston A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (volume 1) (New York : P. F. Collier, 1902)
- E. J. Houston A dictionary of electrical words, terms and phrases (volume 2) (New York : P. F. Collier, 1902)
[edit] References
- Lighting a Revolution. Retrieved on 2006-02-10.
- The New York Times March 2, 1914.
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