Louis Bell (engineer)
American engineer, physicist, inventor and academic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Louis Bell (December 5, 1864 to June 14, 1923) was an American engineer, physicist, inventor, and academic. He was an early pioneer in illumination engineering and the transmission of electricity,[1] being awarded 25 patents in power transmission.[2]
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Born | (1864-12-05)December 5, 1864 |
Died | June 14, 1923(1923-06-14) (aged 58) |
Resting place | Chester, New Hampshire[2] |
Education | Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1888[3] |
Spouse | Sarah G. Hemenway[3] |
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Thesis | On the Absolute Wave-length of Light (1888) |
Doctoral advisor | Henry A. Rowland[4] |
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