Thomas Commerford Martin

For other people named Thomas Martin, see Thomas Martin (disambiguation).

Thomas Commerford Martin (July 22,1856–May 17,1924) was an American electrical engineer and editor, born in London, England. His father worked with Lord Kelvion and other pioneers of submarine telegraph cables, and Martin spent much time on the cable-laying ship SS Great Eastern. Educated as a theological student, Martin came to the United States in 1877. He was associated with Thomas A. Edison in his work in 1877–1879 and thereafter was engaged in editorial work. From 1883 to 1909 he served as editor of the Electrical World, after 1909 was executive secretary of the National Electric Light Association, and in 1900–1911 was a special agent of the United States Census Office. At various times he lectured at the Royal Institution of Engineers, London, the Paris Société Internationale des Electriciens, the University of Nebraska, and Columbia. He was a founding member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, and served as president in 1887-1888. He was author of The Electric Motor and Its Applications (1887; third edition, 1888), with Joseph Wetzler; Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla (1893; third edition, 1894); Edison: His Life and Inventions (1910), with F. L. Dyer.

Publications

See a listing of Works by Thomas Commerford Martin at Project Gutenberg

• Edison, His Life and Inventions with Frank Lewis Dryer
• The Inventions, Researches, and Writings of Nikola Tesla
• The Electric Motor and Its Applications
• The Story of Electricity, 1919 (ed)

References

• T. C. Martin biography retrieved 2009 Dec 01

Notes

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