Oliver B. Shallenberger
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Oliver Blackburn Shallenberger (May 7, 1860 – January 23, 1898) was an American engineer and inventor.
He was born in Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
. His parents were Aaron T. Shallenberger and Mary (born Bonbright). His uncle was William Shadrack Shallenberger
.
In 1877 he entered the United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis. After his graduation he spent two years on the U. S. flag-ship Lancaster
in the Mediterranean, resigning in 1884. The Union Switch and Signal Company, of Pittsburg, under the management of George Westinghouse
, was at that time organizing an electric light department, and Mr. Shallenberger became associated with that work.
In April 1888 he invented an induction meter
for measuring alternating current (ampere-hour
s), a critical element in the Westinghouse AC system.
On November 27, 1889 he married Mary Woolslair. They had a son and daughter. In 1891, poor health required him to resign from the Westinghouse company but he continued as a consultant. In 1897 he had organized the Colorado Electric Power Company.
He was born in Rochester, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The population density was 418 people per square mile . There were 77,765 housing units at an average density of 179 per square mile...
. His parents were Aaron T. Shallenberger and Mary (born Bonbright). His uncle was William Shadrack Shallenberger
William Shadrack Shallenberger
William Shadrack Shallenberger was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.-Biography:...
.
In 1877 he entered the United States Naval Academy
United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy is a four-year coeducational federal service academy located in Annapolis, Maryland, United States...
at Annapolis. After his graduation he spent two years on the U. S. flag-ship Lancaster
USS Lancaster (1858)
The first USS Lancaster was a screw sloop-of-war in the United States Navy during the American Civil War through the Spanish-American War....
in the Mediterranean, resigning in 1884. The Union Switch and Signal Company, of Pittsburg, under the management of George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse
George Westinghouse, Jr was an American entrepreneur and engineer who invented the railway air brake and was a pioneer of the electrical industry. Westinghouse was one of Thomas Edison's main rivals in the early implementation of the American electricity system...
, was at that time organizing an electric light department, and Mr. Shallenberger became associated with that work.
In April 1888 he invented an induction meter
Electricity meter
An electricity meter or energy meter is a device that measures the amount of electric energy consumed by a residence, business, or an electrically powered device....
for measuring alternating current (ampere-hour
Ampere-hour
An ampere-hour or amp-hour is a unit of electric charge, with sub-units milliampere-hour and milliampere second...
s), a critical element in the Westinghouse AC system.
On November 27, 1889 he married Mary Woolslair. They had a son and daughter. In 1891, poor health required him to resign from the Westinghouse company but he continued as a consultant. In 1897 he had organized the Colorado Electric Power Company.