Show NOTED electrical GENIUS IS DEAD it was a great shock to the electrical engineering and kindred organizations of the west to read of the death of charles P steinmetz at his home in schenectady N Y on the of last month the end came so soon after his visit to salt lake and coast cities that while it was realized that dr steinmetz was not in good health when he was entertained here it was almost impossible to believe that the news flashed across across the country could be true dr steinmetz was recognized as one of the count rys foremost electrical and mathematical geniuses and up to the time of his death and for a long time previously his services were larg largely tle ay b given iven to the general electric co as chief electrical consulting engineer dr steinmetz wat was 58 years of age he was born in breslau silicia of jewish parents and came to america while still a young man on his western tour he give a number of lectures in which he predicted great advances in the application of electricity to the advancement of the welfare of mankind his death was a distinct loss to the electrical profession and the country |