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Charles Proteus Steinmetz was one of the best-known figures of the early 20th Century. His work made the generation and transmission of electricity safe and possible, and today we live in a world built from the tools that he enabled. |
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Steinmetz’s theories gave control to the electrical age. They were the key to
the mystery and power of a force that few of his contemporaries understood.
And while his formulas and computations were dense and complex,
he reveled in life’s simple pleasures and cared deeply about the condition
of his fellow man. |
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Steinmetz was an immigrant born with multiple disabilites, including dwarfism.
He was just over four feet tall and often wracked with pain, and yet he
lived a robust, active life. He was not a recluse who confined himself to the
lab, but was instead a warm congenial man whose charm transcended
the superficial impression of his physical appearance. |
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Steinmetz was a progressive thinker who championed the working man. He was a revolutionary thinker whose approach to innovation was grounded
in practical thinking. He was a tiny man who changed our world in great ways
and one who never lost sight of the value of human dignity. |
