Charles Proteus Steinmetz

Definitions of Charles Proteus Steinmetz
  1. noun
    United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Germany) (1865-1923)
    synonyms: Steinmetz
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    electrical engineer
    a person trained in practical applications of the theory of electricity
    artificer, discoverer, inventor
    someone who is the first to think of or make something
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