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- Charles Steinmetz at 14 Months, with His Father, Karl Steinmetz, June 1866 - Charles Steinmetz was born in 1865 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He excelled in mathematics and science at an early age. In 1889, Steinmetz moved to the United States to pursue a career in electrical engineering. His influential experiments, theories, and publications helped define the electrical engineering profession and improved and expanded electrical distribution systems.
- June 01, 1866
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Charles Steinmetz at 14 Months, with His Father, Karl Steinmetz, June 1866
Charles Steinmetz was born in 1865 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He excelled in mathematics and science at an early age. In 1889, Steinmetz moved to the United States to pursue a career in electrical engineering. His influential experiments, theories, and publications helped define the electrical engineering profession and improved and expanded electrical distribution systems.
- Charles Steinmetz at Age 6, 1871 - Charles Steinmetz was born in 1865 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He excelled in mathematics and science at an early age. In 1889, Steinmetz moved to the United States to pursue a career in electrical engineering. His influential experiments, theories, and publications helped define the electrical engineering profession and improved and expanded electrical distribution systems.
- 1871
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Charles Steinmetz at Age 6, 1871
Charles Steinmetz was born in 1865 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He excelled in mathematics and science at an early age. In 1889, Steinmetz moved to the United States to pursue a career in electrical engineering. His influential experiments, theories, and publications helped define the electrical engineering profession and improved and expanded electrical distribution systems.
- Charles Steinmetz at Age 12, 1877 - Charles Steinmetz was born in 1865 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He excelled in mathematics and science at an early age. In 1889, Steinmetz moved to the United States to pursue a career in electrical engineering. His influential experiments, theories, and publications helped define the electrical engineering profession and improved and expanded electrical distribution systems.
- 1877
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Charles Steinmetz at Age 12, 1877
Charles Steinmetz was born in 1865 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He excelled in mathematics and science at an early age. In 1889, Steinmetz moved to the United States to pursue a career in electrical engineering. His influential experiments, theories, and publications helped define the electrical engineering profession and improved and expanded electrical distribution systems.
- Charles Steinmetz at Age 3, with His Grandmother, 1868 - Charles Steinmetz was born in 1865 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He excelled in mathematics and science at an early age. In 1889, Steinmetz moved to the United States to pursue a career in electrical engineering. His influential experiments, theories, and publications helped define the electrical engineering profession and improved and expanded electrical distribution systems.
- 1868
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Charles Steinmetz at Age 3, with His Grandmother, 1868
Charles Steinmetz was born in 1865 in Breslau, Germany (now Wroclaw, Poland). He excelled in mathematics and science at an early age. In 1889, Steinmetz moved to the United States to pursue a career in electrical engineering. His influential experiments, theories, and publications helped define the electrical engineering profession and improved and expanded electrical distribution systems.
- Charles Steinmetz at Age 22, June 1, 1887 - As a student at the University of Breslau, Charles Steinmetz specialized in mathematical physics. He enjoyed an active social life as part of the mathematics club and a socialist political group. Under investigation for the latter, Steinmetz fled Germany for Zurich in 1888. The following year, he left Europe for the United States, where he began an influential career in electrical engineering.
- June 01, 1887
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Charles Steinmetz at Age 22, June 1, 1887
As a student at the University of Breslau, Charles Steinmetz specialized in mathematical physics. He enjoyed an active social life as part of the mathematics club and a socialist political group. Under investigation for the latter, Steinmetz fled Germany for Zurich in 1888. The following year, he left Europe for the United States, where he began an influential career in electrical engineering.
- Commemorative Engraving, "Abraham Lincoln, Prasident der Vereinigten Staaten, von Nord-Amerika," 1865 - President Lincoln's assassination shocked people around the world, and prints like this honored him. This portrait with German text was made in Breslau, Silesia, Prussia. It features foliage on both sides--probably a tobacco plant on the left representing the southern states, and a spring wheat plant on the right for the northern states. The branches crossing in front of Lincoln's portrait likely symbolized his saving of the Union.
- 1865
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Commemorative Engraving, "Abraham Lincoln, Prasident der Vereinigten Staaten, von Nord-Amerika," 1865
President Lincoln's assassination shocked people around the world, and prints like this honored him. This portrait with German text was made in Breslau, Silesia, Prussia. It features foliage on both sides--probably a tobacco plant on the left representing the southern states, and a spring wheat plant on the right for the northern states. The branches crossing in front of Lincoln's portrait likely symbolized his saving of the Union.