Schuyler skaats wheeler

Dr. Schuyler skaats wheeler, engineer, inventor, President of the Crocker-Wheeler Company died suddenly of heart trouble April 20, 1923 at his home, 755 Park Ave., New York. Dr. Wheeler, who was President of the A. I. E. E. 1905–1906 was born in New York, May 17, 1860. He was educated at Columbia College; was awarded D. Sc. from Hobart in 1894 and M. Sc. by Columbia in 1912. In 1881 he left college to become assistant electrician of the Jablochkoff Elec. Light Co. Later he became one of Edison's engineering staff in charge of work at the first power station in 1883, when the incandescent light was introduced, and installed several other stations. In 1886 he left the Edison Co. and was connected with the C & C Motor Company, which with Charles G. Curtis and Francis B. Crocker he helped to organize. They were the pioneer manufacturers of small electric motors. In 1888 the Crocker-Wheeler Co. was organized with Dr. Wheeler as President. During his many years since then as the active head of that company he has been particularly prominent in the development of the electric motor and its application to machine tool drive. Dr. Wheeler was electrical expert for the Board of Electrical Control of New York, 1888–95. Among inventions of Dr. Wheeler's may be named the electric elevator, electric fire engine, series multiple motor control, paralleling of dynamos, etc. He received the John Scott medal of the Franklin Institute in 1904 for invention of the electric fan. Dr. Wheeler was one of the nine incorporators of United Engineering Society in May, 1904, being one of the three representatives of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers. He was Trustee of the U. E. S. from 1904 to 1907 and its treasurer for the year 1904–05. In 1901 he presented to the A. I. E. E. the remarkable collection of electrical books of the late Latimer Clark, of London, including practically every known publication in the English language previous to 1886. It was during his term as trustee that the Engineering Societies Building, 33 West 39th St., New York was erected by the U. E. S. At Milwaukee in May 1906 Dr. Wheeler delivered his presidential address on “Engineering Honor” and it was from this address that the ideas were taken for the “Code of Ethics” for Electrical engineers finally adopted by the Board of Directors in 1912. He always took an active interest in the work of the Committee on Code of Principles of Professional Conduct of which he was chairman at the time of his death. He was also member of the Edison Medal Committee 1911 to 1916, Research Committee 1920–22; Manager of the Institute 1887–1904, 1904–05; Vice-President 1890–91 and 1902–04; President 1905–06. He was also a member of the A. S. M. E., the University Club, the Chamber of Commerce, Automobile Club, St. Nicholas Society and Somerset Hills Country Club.