Stevens, who offered Weston the opportunity to set up a dynamo division Shortly after this, Weston was contacted by Frederick One of Weston’s dynamos, running electric arc lamps, was shown at theĬentennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, but it received littleĪttention. He had moved to New Jersey, in business for himself making dynamos. In 1873 he developed his first dynamo for electroplating, and by 1875 Industry in 1872, opening a business in partnership with George G. Weston had a short career as a photographer, but returned to the plating After the first company he worked for went out of business, Plating, and the batteries used at the time were not sufficient for Realized that a constant source of current was required for quality Industry, and made many improvements in the processes used. AfterĮmigrating to the US in 1870, Weston found a job in the electroplating Perhaps obscured his early research into lighting equipment. Weston’s success with his pioneering measuring instruments has In 2007 Eiju Matsumoto presented a paper at the IEEE Conference on the History of Electric Power: " Weston was the Icon of Meters in Japan" (PDF)Ī brief history of Weston’s lighting developments The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1884Įdward Weston Exhibit at the International Electrical Exposition, Philadelphia,Įdward Weston Laboratory - 1887 article in The Manufacturer and BuilderĢ003 these pages were no longer found on the Yokogawa site, and theĬopies shown here are from, which does not store the images The on-line catalogīiographical note on Weston and shows a number of instruments,Įach with a photograph and detailed description. Many items of interest at Humboldt State University’s RobertĪ. Scientific instrument historians will find Of Surbiton, Surrey, the United Kingdom subsidiary of Edward Weston’s The company acquired the Weston Electrical Instrument Co. A BritishĬompany, Weston Aerospace traces its roots back to 1921, when it wasįounded under the name British Sangamo Ltd. Website had a short history of Edward Weston. Lightmeters, with a comprehensive model listing Site, dedicated to continuing the Weston exposure meter line. This was part of the now defunct Weston Master Mulhern, a former Weston employee (see note on the Mulhern collectionīelow). On Weston lightmeters, with an interesting letter from Charles Weston Hall at NJIT is named for him andįor his son, Edward Faraday Weston, who was a trustee of the School,Īt that time known as the Newark College of Engineering. Maintains the Weston Museum and the Weston Rareīook Room, which contains over 100 rare books and the Edward Weston Papers.Īccess is by appointment only, Monday thru Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pmĮarly contributor to the founding of the Newark Technical School, whichĮventually became NJIT. Library at the New Jersey Institute of Technology in Newark, New Jersey, Of Weston Electrical Instrument Company, Waverley Park (Newark), New Jerseyįrom the back cover of Bulletin No. In 1893 Garver became a physics professor at The Pennsylvania State College. He was issued several patents for measuring instruments, filed in December 1889 and January 1890, none of them assigned to Weston, so perhaps he had left the company at this point. Garver worked in the electrical industry for many years (references cite him as early as 1876, when he was a recent graduate from Cornell University, through at least 1916). He is notable for inventing the induction furnace, for which he received two patents in 1890, and he spent much of his later career in this industry. Colby graduated from Yale University in 1880. Garver, and certified by Weston.Įdward A. Of Edward Weston on the calibration certificate of Weston Direct-Reading Voltmeter No. In November 2016 Weston’s portable meters were recognized by the IEEE Milestone program.Īnd his son, Edward Faraday Weston (probably around 1938) The first portable lightmeter, and many other electrical developments. Standard cell, the first accurate portable voltmeters and ammeters, By Edward Weston in 1888, the company’s innovations included the Weston
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