Carl Hering (engineer)
Carl Hering (born March 29, 1860 in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA ; † May 10, 1926 ) was an American electrical engineer.
Life
He studied mechanical engineering at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he received his Bachelor of Science in 1880. He then taught there as a teacher of mathematics and mechanical engineering. In 1883 he began his studies in electrical engineering as the first assistant to Erasmus Kittler at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the TH Darmstadt . The first chair for electrical engineering had just been founded there in 1882. Here Carl Hering a. a. Know Michail von Dolivo-Dobrowolsky , with whom he maintained lively contacts even after his return to the USA. In addition, Hering was the chief designer at Henry Möhring in Frankfurt am Main during this time.
After returning to the USA in 1886, Carl Hering opened a company that a. specialized in electric ovens. He ran this company for almost 40 years until his death. In addition, Hering has repeatedly worked as a consulting engineer. In 1887 he received a Master of Science degree from the University of Philadelphia. In 1889 he took part in the World Exhibition in Paris on behalf of the American government. Around 1890 he investigated the possibilities of electric batteries. He has received numerous patents in this area.
Together with EF Roeber and JW Richards, he founded the magazine Electrochemical Industry in 1892 , the predecessor of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering . With EF Roeber, CJ Reed and JW Richards, he also founded the American Electrochemical Society in 1902 . He was a member of the Franklin Institute.
In 1908 Carl Hering developed an induction experiment, known today as Hering's Paradox , which is part of the curriculum for all basic physics lectures at universities.
Hering was also involved in the politics and administration of Pennsylvania. In 1898 he was local secretary and from 1891–1893 and 1895–1898 he was Vice President.
Carl Hering died on May 10, 1926.
Honors
- 1891: Knight of the French Legion of Honor
- 1912: Dr. Honorary Science
literature
- Hartmut Grabinski: The Heringsche attempt: Myths and facts (1908). In: Electrical engineering 1997, Volume 80, No. 5, pp. 285-290, ISSN 0948-7921
Web links
- Carl Hering: Biography. In: Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ETHW). January 19, 2016(English).
- The Hering experiment: myths and facts. (No longer available online.) In: Springerlink . Formerly in the original
- Hering's experiment. (pdf, 338 kB) (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hering, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1860 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 10, 1926 |