William Le Roy Emmet
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William Le Roy Emmet was an electrical engineer who made major contributions to alternating current
power systems including the design of large rotary converters.
He graduated from the United States Naval Academy
in 1881. He joined the Edison General Electric
Company in 1891. Three years later, after a merger, he became employee of General Electric Company (GE). Emmet became a leading advocate of the electric propulsion of ships.
He received the AIEE Edison Medal in 1919 For inventions and developments of electrical apparatus and primo movers. He received the Elliott Cresson Medal
of the Franklin Institute
in 1920 and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
. Emmet worked at GE into his 70s and held 122 patents.
Alternating current
In alternating current the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. In direct current , the flow of electric charge is only in one direction....
power systems including the design of large rotary converters.
He graduated from 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...
in 1881. He joined the Edison General Electric
Company in 1891. Three years later, after a merger, he became employee of General Electric Company (GE). Emmet became a leading advocate of the electric propulsion of ships.
He received the AIEE Edison Medal in 1919 For inventions and developments of electrical apparatus and primo movers. He received the Elliott Cresson Medal
Elliott Cresson Medal
The Elliott Cresson Medal, also known as the Elliott Cresson Gold Medal, was the highest award given by the Franklin Institute. The award was established by Elliott Cresson, life member of the Franklin Institute, with $1,000 granted in 1848...
of the Franklin Institute
Franklin Institute
The Franklin Institute is a museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and one of the oldest centers of science education and development in the United States, dating to 1824. The Institute also houses the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial.-History:On February 5, 1824, Samuel Vaughn Merrick and...
in 1920 and was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
United States National Academy of Sciences
The National Academy of Sciences is a corporation in the United States whose members serve pro bono as "advisers to the nation on science, engineering, and medicine." As a national academy, new members of the organization are elected annually by current members, based on their distinguished and...
. Emmet worked at GE into his 70s and held 122 patents.