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Events on Friday 26 October 1923 1
1865 – 1923Charles Steinmetz (1865-1923)Died 26 October 1923, aged 58Charles Steinmetz was a German-born American engineer and mathematician whose work on alternating current systems at General Electric helped establish the foundations of modern electrical engineering. Known as the "Wizard of Schenectady," he held roughly 200 patents. He died in Schenectady, New York.