Allen Augustus Tirrill

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Allen Augustus Tirrill (born January 9, 1872 in Colebrook (New Hampshire) , † September 21, 1925 in Pittsburgh ) was an American electrical engineer and inventor of a widespread voltage regulator that worked on the principle of vibration, the Tirrill regulator . In 1914 he received the Scott Award .

family

His parents were Seth Walker Tirrill (1840-1901) and Dolly Morse Little (1842-1892). Around 1893 he married Vera Lula May Cutney (* around 1873 in New Hampshire).

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.answers.com/topic/tirrill-regulator
  2. ↑ http://www.fi.edu/winners/detail.faw?winner_id=4105
personal data
SURNAME Tirrill, Allen Augustus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Tirrill, Allen A.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American electrical engineer
DATE OF BIRTH January 9, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH Colebrook, New Hampshire
DATE OF DEATH September 21, 1925
Place of death Pittsburgh