Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Born
Karl August Rudolph Steinmetz

(1865-04-09)April 9, 1865
Breslau, Province of Silesia, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland)
DiedOctober 26, 1923(1923-10-26) (aged 58)
Schenectady, New York, United States
Resting placeVale Cemetery
OccupationMathematician and electrical engineer
Known for
  • Steinmetz's equation
  • Alternating current
  • Electric power industry
  • Hysteresis
  • Steinmetz equivalent circuit
  • Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant
  • Metal-halide lamp
  • Network synthesis filters
  • Passive analogue filter development
  • Phasor measurement unit
  • Steinmetz solid
  • Transmission line
  • Wireless power
  • Engineering education
Parent(s)
  • Karl Heinrich Steinmetz
  • Caroline Neubert
AwardsElliott Cresson Medal (1913)