James Edward Henry Gordon
Gordon, James Edward Henry | |
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| Born | 26 June 1852 Dorking, UK |
| Alma mater | Cambridge |
| Known for | Electric lighting |
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| Fields | Electrical engineering |
James Edward Henry Gordon (26 June 1852 – 3 February 1893) was a British electrical engineer, the son of
Gordon designed large electrical machines, such as an early 350 kilowatt
His wife Alice Mary Gordon (née Brandreth, later Lady Danesfort on her second marriage) was an author and domestic electrical pioneer. She wrote a popular book on application of electricity to household lighting in 1891.[4] The couple had three children, Dorothy Frances, Peter Christian and James Geoffrey Gordon (1881-1938) who became Bishop of Jarrow. Gordon died from injuries sustained from a fall from his horse on 3 February 1893.[5][6]
References
- Lee, Sidney, ed. (1901). . Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ISBN 5878726807pp. 19-20
- ^ James Edward Henry Gordon Obituary
- ^ Albert Gieseler Metropolitan Electric Supply Co., Whitehall Court Power Station
- ISBN 978-1-317-31402-8.
- ^ English Mechanic and World of Science, Volume 56 page 567 February 1893
- ^ The Electrical Engineer, 10 February 1893, p. 157
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