Original Papers of John Hopkinson

Originally published in 1901, this book contains the papers of British electrical engineer John Hopkinson, focusing mainly on technical subjects.

List of contents

Memoir; Memorandum on engineering education; 1. Group-flashing lights; 2. The electric lighthouses of Macquarie and of Tino; 3. On electric lighting; 4. On electric lighting; 5. Some points in electric lighting; 6. Dynamo-electric machinery; 7. Dynamo-electric machinery; 8. On the theory of alternating currents, particularly in reference to two alternate-current machines connected to the same circuit; 9. Note on the theory of the alternate current dynamo; 10. Alternate current dynamo-electric machines; 11. An unnoticed danger in certain apparatus for distribution of electricity; 12. Induction coils or transformers; 13. Report to the Westinghouse Company of the test of two 6,500-watt Westinghouse transformers. May 31st, 1892; 14. Presidential address to the Institution of Electrical Engineers, January 9th, 1890; 15. Inaugural address, Institution of Electrical Engineers, January 16th, 1896; 16. Presidential address to the Junior Engineering Society, November 4th, 1892, on the cost of electric supply; 17. Relation of mathematics to engineering.

Summary

John Hopkinson (1849–98) was a British electrical engineer who invented the three-wire system for the distribution of electricity. Originally published in 1901, this book forms the first in two volumes of Hopkinson's papers, focusing mainly on technical subjects. The text also incorporates editorial notes, numerous illustrative figures and a memoir of Hopkinson's life.

Product details

• Authors: John Hopkinson, Hopkinson John
• Assisted by: B. Hopkinson (Editor), Hopkinson B. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.12.2014
• EAN: 9781107455986
• ISBN: 978-1-107-45598-6
• No. of pages: 364
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Electrical, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, Electrical Engineering, History of Science, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology