A Contrarian History of Early Electric Power Distribution [History]

This article is reprinted from the “Scanning the Past” column in the April 2018 issue of Proceedings of the IEEE (vol. 105, no. 4, pp. 768–778). I am pleased that Dr. Adam Allerhand provided permission to republish this excellent article with refreshing viewpoints on the history of early electrification and electric power transmission. While researching these topics, I discovered his article and knew it would be a welcome addition to the IEEE Industry Applications Magazine “History” column.