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DescriptionHarold Pitney Brown engineer 1857 1932.png
English: Harold Pitney Brown (1857-1944) was an American electrical engineer and inventor known for his personal crusade against the high voltage pole mounted alternating current lines in new York City (during the "War of Currents") as well as his involvement in the building of the first electric chair.
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Electric Railway Review, Volume 5 - 1895, pg 742
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