Two Men with A-C Network Calculator, Illinois Institute of Technology, ca. 1951
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Photograph of two men (possibly W.C Jacobs and J. M. Brager of Consumers Power Company using Illinois Institute of Technology's A-C Network Calculator. The A-C Calculator, used to test complex power systems in a controlled, miniature environment, was the tenth of its kind in the country. It was... Show morePhotograph of two men (possibly W.C Jacobs and J. M. Brager of Consumers Power Company using Illinois Institute of Technology's A-C Network Calculator. The A-C Calculator, used to test complex power systems in a controlled, miniature environment, was the tenth of its kind in the country. It was cooperatively purchased by Illinois Tech's Electrical Engineering department and a ten Midwest power companies for $80,000 in 1944. Photographer unknown. Date of photograph is unknown. Date listed is approximate. Show less
