Cummings C. Chesney ( Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, 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 that 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 that 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 w ...

power systems.

References

IEEE History Site Cummings C. Chesney
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chesney, Cummings 1863 births 1947 deaths American electrical engineers IEEE Edison Medal recipients People from Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania Engineers from Pennsylvania