Cummings C. Chesney

American electrical engineer
Cummings C. Chesney
Born(1863-10-28)October 28, 1863
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 27, 1947(1947-11-27) (aged 84)
NationalityAmerican
AwardsIEEE Edison Medal (1921)
Scientific career
FieldsElectrical engineering

Cummings C. Chesney (Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, October 28, 1863 – November 27, 1947) was an electrical engineer who made major contributions to alternating current power systems.

References

  • IEEE History Site Cummings C. Chesney
  • Hall of History Biography
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IEEE Edison Medal
1909–1925
  • Elihu Thomson (1909)
  • Frank J. Sprague (1910)
  • George Westinghouse (1911)
  • William Stanley, Jr. (1912)
  • Charles F. Brush (1913)
  • Alexander Graham Bell (1914)
  • Nikola Tesla (1916)
  • John J. Carty (1917)
  • Benjamin G. Lamme (1918)
  • William Le Roy Emmet (1919)
  • Mihajlo Pupin (1920)
  • Cummings C. Chesney (1921)
  • Robert A. Millikan (1922)
  • John W. Lieb (1923)
  • John W. Howell (1924)
  • Harris J. Ryan (1925)