"He doesn't believe a trumpet and a megaphone are part of a scientist's equipment."
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As reported in Electricity will keep the world from freezing up; noted expert, Dr. C.P. Steinmetz, talks of the future wonders of scientific discovery and ridicules many prophecies, New York Times (November 11, 1911)[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9B0CE4DD1E31E233A25751C1A9679D946096D6CF ].
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Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz (April 9, 1865 – October 26, 1923) was a German-American mathematician and electrical engineer. He proposed the development of alternating current that made possible the expansion of the electric power industry in the United States, formulating mathematical theories for engineers.
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