William Arnold Anthony
William Arnold Anthony (born November 17, 1835 in Coventry , Rhode Island , † May 29, 1908 ) was an American physicist .
Anthony was educated at Yale Scientific School (now Sheffield Science School) and graduated in 1860. Between 1857 and 1860 he was the principal of a school in Crompton , Rhode Island. After graduating, he taught science at the Providence Conference Seminar, East Greenwich , Rhode Island until 1861 . He stayed longer in Franklin , New York , where he taught until 1867. That year he became professor of physics and chemistry at Antioch College, where he stayed until 1870. After a short stay at Iowa Agricultural College, he finally accepted a chair in physics at the newly founded Cornell University , where he remained until his retirement . From 1890 to 1891 he was President of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE, now IEEE).
Although Anthony mainly worked in teaching, he still found time for research and development. Between 1857 and 1861 he designed two types of turbines , the efficiency of which he steadily improved up to 87 percent. He built the blades according to a mathematical model that he derived from fluid mechanics .
1875 he built an electrodynamic machine 25 A at 250 V gave. This happened at a time when there were only very general descriptions for such machines. Anthony also constructed a large galvanometer that could measure electrical currents between 0.1 A and 250 A.
William Arnold Anthony died on May 29, 1908.
Individual evidence
- ↑ William Anthony. IEEE Global History Network, accessed July 15, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anthony, William Arnold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American physicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1835 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coventry , Rhode Island |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1908 |