Transformers for single and multiphase currents : a treatise on their theory, construction and use

Kapp, Gisbert

Published by London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1925

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Kapp, Gisbert. Transformers for single and multiphase currents : a treatise on their theory, construction and use / Third edition, revised by Reginald O. Kapp. London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons, 1925. Hardback, VG. Blue cloth, slightly bumped to corners with blind-embossed frame to front. Gilt embossed lettering to front and spine and gilt medallion of a head circled by the words 'The specialist series' to front. Binding strong. Fep has small ownership stamp. xi, 391pp. + 24pp. publisher's catalogue. Black and white plates, illustrations and diagrams, and foldout diagrams on blue paper, all VG. Contents clean and bright. Gisbert Johann Eduard Kapp (2 September 1852, Mauer, Vienna 10 August 1922, Birmingham) was an Austrian-English electrical engineer. After finishing his studies in Austria, Kapp moved to England where he was naturalized in 1881. He was awarded a Telford Medal in 1885/6. In 1904 he was offered the position as the first Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of Birmingham, a post he held until 1919. In 1909 he was elected the president of the Institution of Electrical Engineers. Kapp developed the basis for the calculation and construction of alternating current, dynamos and the transformer. The Electronic, Electrical & Systems Engineering Department at the University of Birmingham is situated in a building named after him. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Transformers for single and multiphase currents : a treatise on their theory, construction and use
• Publisher: London: Sir Isaac Pitman & Sons
• Publication Date: 1925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good