Nathaniel S. Keith

Nathaniel Shepard Keith
Born	July 14, 1838(1838-07-14)[1] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	January 27, 1925(1925-01-27) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Chemist Metallurgist Mining engineer Electrical engineer
Board member of	AIEE
Spouse	Anna Tait Swan (d. 1909)[2]

Nathaniel Shepard Keith (July 14 1838^[1] – January 1925) was an American manufacturer, chemist, inventor, writer, and electrical engineer. Keith was born in Boston, Massachusetts and worked in his fathers laboratory. He was instrumental in designing, manufacturing, and installing the original electric lighting and power system in San Francisco, California. In 1884 he became editor of Electric World, co-founded the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE)and served as the first secretary of the organization. The AIEE merged with other societies in 1963 to become the IEEE, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Leonard, John W.; Marquis, Albert N., eds (1903). Who's who in America. 3. Chicago: A. N. Marquis. pp. p. 816. ISSN 0083-9396 
2. ^ "Obituary" (PDF). The New York Times: pp. p. 7. 1909-07-05. http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9A00E3D61738E033A25756C0A9619C946897D6CF&oref=slogin. Retrieved 2007-12-12. 

External links

James O'Leary, “Nathaniel Shepard Keith,” in The Builders of a Great City: San Francisco's Representative Men, the City, Its History and Commerce: Pregnant Facts Regarding the Growth of the Leading Branches of Trade, Industries and Products of the State and Coast, Volume 1 (San Francisco: San Francisco journal of commerce publishing co., 1891), 229-230. http://www.archive.org/details/buildersofgreatc00sanf

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Name	Keith, Nathaniel S.
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Date of birth	July 14, 1838
Place of birth	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Date of death	January 27, 1925
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.