Charles F. Scott

Charles Felton Scott (* 1864 in Athens (Ohio) ; † April 1, 1944 ) was an American electrical engineer .

Life

After graduating from Ohio State University in 1885 , he moved to Johns Hopkins University , where he graduated in mathematics and physics . In 1888 he started at Westinghouse Electric in Pittsburgh and assisted Nikola Tesla in the development of the AC motor .

He was involved with Lewis B. Stillwell in the development of the alternating current transmission near Telluride (Colorado) , which was built up to 1891 . With his colleague Ralph D. Mershon (1868–1952) he experimented with corona discharges . From 20,000 volts, the wires crackled and vibrated and were enveloped in a blue light. He thought 40,000 or 50,000 volts was the highest possible transmission voltage. This later prompted Harris J. Ryan to do further research.

He developed the Scott circuit named after him , which he presented in March 1894 at a meeting of the National Electric Light Association .

In 1911 he began at Yale University as a professor and director of the Electrical Engineering Program at Sheffield Scientific School. During the First World War , he and colleagues did research into means against submarines .

In 1929 he received the Edison Medal from the American Institute of Electrical Engineers . In 1933 he retired.

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