Giuseppe Faccioli
Giuseppe Faccioli (c. 1877 – January 13, 1934) was an electrical engineer, noted for his work in artificial lighting and for creating currents using potentials of 2,000,000 volts.[1]
He attended the Royal Polytechnic Institute of Milan, graduating in 1899 and moving to the US in 1904, where he worked for the New York Edison Company, Interborough, the Crocker Wheeler Company, and Stanley Laboratories, which was absorbed by the General Electric Company in 1908. He worked there, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, for the remainder of his career, retiring in 1930 as chief engineer.[1][2]
In 1923, working with F.W. Peak Jr., and W.S. Moody, he demonstrated electric arcs created by potentials of 2,000,000 volts. In 1932 he received the Lamme Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.[2][1]
He was using a wheelchair by 1923.[2][1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "G. FACCIOLI DIES; NOTED ENGINEER; His Experiments With Artificial Lightning Won International Fame - Age Was '56, ASSOCIATE OF STEINMETZ Won Gold Medal of American Electrical Engineers-Native of Italy" (PDF). New York Times. January 14, 1934. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "LIGHTNING IS THIS WIZARD'S PLAYTHING; HURLS 2,000,000 VOLTS Giuseppe Faccioli Smiles Amid High Tension Dangers A SCIENTIST WHO DREAMS Though Crippled, He Has Won Fame Among the Highest in the Electrical World" (PDF). New York Times. June 10, 1934. Retrieved 6 April 2019.