Title :
Francis Ronalds, electrician and book collector
Author_Institution :
Instn. of Electr. Eng., London, UK
fDate :
11/1/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The electrostatic telegraph made by Francis Ronalds was never adopted practically, but in later life he gathered the collection of books on electricity that became the basis of the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) library. The author looks at the life and work of this electrical pioneer.
Keywords :
biographies; electrical engineering; history; special libraries; telegraphy; Francis Ronalds; IEE library; Institution of Electrical Engineers; book collection; book collector; electrical pioneer; electricity; electrostatic telegraph; Books; Chemicals; Dairy products; Educational institutions; Electrostatics; Libraries; Meteorology; Radio access networks; Telegraphy; Wire;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2003.818329
