A General Reference Work on
TELEPHONY, SUBSTATIONS, PARTY-LINE SYSTEMS, PROTECTION, MANUAL
SWITCHBOARDS, AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS, POWER PLANTS, SPECIALSERVICE FEATURES, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINEERING,OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, TELEGRAPHY, WIRELESSTELEGRAPHY AND TELEPHONY, ETC.
Prepared by a Corps of
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F O U R V O L U M E S
CHICAGO
AMERICAN SCHOOL OF CORRESPONDENCE
1919
KEMPSTER B. MILLER. M.E.
Consulting Engineer and Telephone Expert
Of the Firm of McMeen and Miller, Electrical Engineers and Patent Experts, Chicago
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Western Society of Engineers
GEORGE W. PATTERSON, S.B., Ph.D.
Head, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Michigan
CHARLES THOM
Chief of Quadruplex Department, Western Union Main Office, New York City
ROBERT ANDREWS MILLIKAN, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics, University of Chicago
Member, Executive Council, American Physical Society
SAMUEL G. McMEEN
Consulting Engineer and Telephone Expert
Of the Firm of McMeen and Miller, Electrical Engineers and Patent Experts, Chicago
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Western Society of Engineers
LAWRENCE K. SAGER, S.B., M.P.L.
Patent Attorney and Electrical Expert
Formerly Assistant Examiner, U.S. Patent Office
GLENN M. HOBBS, Ph.D.
Secretary, American School of Correspondence
Formerly Instructor in Physics, University of Chicago
American Physical Society