Cummings C. Chesney (
Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Selinsgrove is the largest borough in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population is estimated to be 5,761 for the 2020 Census.
Selinsgrove is geographically located in the middle of the Susquehanna River Valley in Central Penns ...
, October 28, 1863 – November 27, 1947) was an
electrical engineer
Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...
who made major contributions to
alternating current
Alternating current (AC) is an electric current which periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time in contrast to direct current (DC) which flows only in one direction. Alternating current is the form in whic ...
power systems.
References
IEEE History Site Cummings C. Chesney
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1863 births
1947 deaths
American electrical engineers
IEEE Edison Medal recipients
People from Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Engineers from Pennsylvania