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Harold Pitney Brown (September 16, 1857, Janesville, Wisconsin – 1944 Volusia, Florida) [dubious – discuss] was an American electrical engineer and inventor known for his activism in the late 1880s against the use of alternating current (AC) for electric lighting in New York City and around the country (during the "war of the ...
Jun 27, 2024 · Harold P. Brown and the Executioner's Current: an Incident in the AC-DC Controversy * Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 July 2012. Thomas P. Hughes. Article. Metrics. Get access. Cite. Rights & Permissions. Abstract. The Age of Electricity was foreshadowed by the “battle of the currents.”
This article by Thomas P. Hughes explores the role of Harold P. Brown, a Westinghouse engineer, in the "battle of the currents" between alternating and direct current systems of electric lighting. It reveals how Brown exploited the evidence of electrocution of criminals to discredit direct current and promote alternating current.
May 13, 2020 · Harold P. Brown was an electrical engineer and consultant who worked for Edison Electric Light Company and fought against alternating current. He conducted shocking experiments on animals and humans, challenged Westinghouse to a current duel, and helped introduce electrocution as a method of execution.
Harold P. Brown was a prominent figure in the War of Currents in the late 1800s, a time when inventors and businessmen fought to establish their dominance in the burgeoning electricity market. Brown gained public prominence after a series of deaths caused by pole-mounted high voltage AC lines in New York City, which he described as a public menace.
Apr 25, 2019 · On January 1, 1889, the world's first electrical execution law went into full effect. Westinghouse protested the decision and refused to sell any AC generators directly to prison authorities. Thomas Edison and Harold Brown provided the AC generators needed for the first working electric chairs.
Harold P. Brown, The New Instrument of Execution, The North American Review, Vol. 149, No. 396 (Nov., 1889), pp. 586-593
