Alfred Still (January 28, 1869 – May 3, 1963) was an English electrical engineer, academic and book author.[1] He worked both as a practicing electrical engineer and as faculty at Purdue University. Before retirement he authored six textbooks; after retiring he co-authored one textbook, wrote three general science books and one on aspects of scientific philosophy, some of which are available online.[2][3]
Life
editStill was born in Gloucestershire, England, and received his primary education in Dieppe, Normandy, France from 1879-1885.[4] At the age of 16 he entered Finsbury Technical College in London, England, graduating in 1889 where he studied under Dr. Silvanus P. Thompson.[1][5] After graduating, he participated in the development of the first hydroelectric power plant in England, and later became a designer and manufacturer of electrical machinery in Manchester, England.[4]
In early 1911 Still moved to Canada to work on hydroelectric development for the Lake Superior Power Company, with its central office in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[5] He joined the Purdue University faculty in 1913 to take charge of instruction in Electrical Engineering,[6] teaching for many years.[5] He retired as Professor Emeritus in 1935.[1] He was the author of a number of science textbooks,[a] scientific articles and at least one novel.[1][7]
Awards
editStill became a Fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1914.[8][5]
Bibliography
edit- Still, Alfred (1898). Alternating Currents of Electricity and the Theory of Transformers. Whittaker. ISBN 9780469790599.[9]
- Still, Alfred (1914). Polyphase Currents. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9780548585467.
- Still, Alfred (1916). Principles of electrical design; d. c. and a. c. generators. McGraw-Hill.
- Still, Alfred (1919). Principle of Transformer Design. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9781164884163.
- Still, Alfred (1924). Elements of electrical design. McGraw-Hill.[10]
- Still, Alfred (1931). Overhead electric power transmission: principles and calculations. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 9781163952375.
- Still, Alfred (1944). Soul of Amber: The Background of Electrical Science. New York: Murray Hill Books.
- Still, Alfred (1946). Soul of Lodestone: The Background of Magnetic Science. New York: Murray Hill.[11]
- Still, Alfred (1946). Communication through the ages: from sign language to television. New York: Murray Hill.[12]
- Still, Alfred (1950). Borderlands of Science. Rider. ISBN 9780802216489.[13]
- Still, Alfred; Siskind, Charles (1954). Elements of Electrical Machine Design. McGraw-Hill.[14]
Notes
edit- ^ Many of the books were reprinted, sometimes by different publishers with slight variations in the title. A few are available online, but some are rare books. Some have also been translated into other languages.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Board of Trustees minutes, 1963 June 01". earchives.lib.purdue.edu. 1963. Retrieved 2024-10-12.
- ^ "Still, Alfred, 1869- | The Online Books Page". onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ "Catalog Search Results | Alfred Still". HathiTrust Digital Library. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
- ^ a b "People". IEEE Spectrum. 1 (11): 60–66. November 1964. doi:10.1109/MSPEC.1964.6500463. ISSN 0018-9235.
- ^ a b c d "You Should Know: Professor Alfred Still". The Purdue Engineer. XXVII (3): 43. 1 December 1932.
- ^ "The Purdue Exponent 19 February 1913 — Purdue University Newspapers Collection". historicalnewspapers.lib.purdue.edu. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ "Books by Alfred Still (Author of Electric Power Transmission)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ A Century of Honors: The First One-Hundred Years of Award Winners, Honorary Members, Past Presidents, and Fellows of the Institute. IEEE. 1984. p. 122. doi:10.1109/9780470616369. ISBN 978-0-470-61636-9.
- ^ Review of Alternating Currents of Electricity and the Theory of Transformers:
Franklin, W. S. (November 1899). Science. 10 (255): 731–732. doi:10.1126/science.10.255.731. JSTOR 1627472.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ^ Review of Elements of Electrical Design:
Jackson, A. N. (April 1925). Science Progress in the Twentieth Century. 19 (76): 704. JSTOR 43428108.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - ^ Review of Soul of Lodestone: Cope, Thomas D. (November 1946). "Early theories of magnetism". The Scientific Monthly. 63 (5): 403. JSTOR 18736.
- ^ Reviews of Communication Through the Ages:
- The Military Engineer. 39 (256): 104. February 1947. JSTOR 44555867.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - McNicol, Donald (February 1947). Proceedings of the IRE. 35 (2): 188. doi:10.1109/jrproc.1947.226222.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Mills, John (April 1947). "This shrinking world". The Scientific Monthly. 64 (4): 355–356. JSTOR 19381.
- The Military Engineer. 39 (256): 104. February 1947. JSTOR 44555867.
- ^ Reviews of Borderlands of Science:
- Creegan, Robert F. (December 1952). The Quarterly Review of Biology. 27 (4): 443. doi:10.1086/399302. JSTOR 2809568.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - Marcuse, F. L. (October 1951). The American Journal of Psychology. 64 (4): 646. doi:10.2307/1418220. JSTOR 1418220.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: untitled periodical (link) - E. N. (November 22, 1951). The Journal of Philosophy. 48 (24): 765. doi:10.2307/2021405. JSTOR 2021405.
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- Creegan, Robert F. (December 1952). The Quarterly Review of Biology. 27 (4): 443. doi:10.1086/399302. JSTOR 2809568.
- ^ Review of Elements of Electrical Machine Design:
The Military Engineer. 46 (312): 324. July–August 1954. JSTOR 44570211.
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