Edward Bennett

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(1876 - 1951)
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Edward Bennett (A '01, M '13, F'18, Member for Life), professor emeritus of electrical engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis., died on January 10, 1951. He was born on October 26, 1876, in Pittsburgh, Pa., and received the degree of electrical engineer from the University of Pennsylvania in 1897. Following graduation he became associated with the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, now the Westinghouse Electric Corporation, and became engaged in research work on lightning arresters. He invented and produced the first multipath lightning arresters which were placed on 600-volt railway systems. He also worked on the development of the development of the Nernst lamp. During the period from 1906 to 1909, Mr. Bennett was with the Telluride Power Company of Utah conducting investigations dealing with high- voltage problems. In 1909 he accepted an associate professorship in electrical engineering at the University of Wisconsin. In 1917 he was appointed Chairman of Electrical Engineering, a post which he held until his retirement in 1943. His memberships in other societies included the American Physical Society, the American Society for Engineering Education, the Institute of Radio Engineers and Sigma Xi. Mr. Bennett was an active member of the AIEE, having served as Vice-President from 1924 to 1 926. The Institute committees he served on include the following: Education (1920- 35, Chairman 1928-30); Research (1922- 32); Board of Examiners (1924-25); Meetings and Papers (1928-30); Student Branches (1928-30, 1936-38); Standards (1939-50).
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