John_F._Peters

John F. Peters

John F. Peters

American electrical engineer

John Findley Peters (September 11, 1884 – October 31, 1969) was an American electrical engineer known for his invention of the Klydonograph. He began his career at Westinghouse Electric in 1904.[4] He received the IEEE Edison Medal for "contributions to the fundamentals of transformer design, his invention of the Klydonograph, his contributions to Military Computers and for his sympathetic understanding in the training of young engineers". He was also awarded the Franklin Institute's Edward Longstreth Medal in 1929.[5]

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    "Franklin Laureate Database - Edward Longstreth Medal 1929 Laureates". Franklin Institute. Archived from the original on 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2011-11-16.


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