What was Charles Proteus Steinmetz's birth name?
Karl Heinz Rudolph
Karl August Rudolph Steinmetz
Charles Rudolph Steinmetz
Karl August Proteus
Answer
Charles Proteus Steinmetz was born Karl August Rudolph Steinmetz in Breslau, Prussia (now Wrocław, Poland). He was a German-born American mathematician and electrical engineer. He made major contributions to the understanding of alternating current (AC) circuits and electrical machinery.
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