Writings of, or about, 
Olin J. Ferguson:

The following links refer to columns written about or by O. J. Ferguson, Dean of Engineering of the University of Nebraska (at Lincoln, Nebraska).
 
 


 
 

CONTACTS

From Humble Beginnings -- Article by Deb Derreck… August 2002
 
 
 


 

Steinmetz was OJF's superior and advisor when OJF was teaching and obtaining his Master's degree from Union College in Schenectedy, NY.  OJF pretty much ran the department as far as teaching was concerned, as Steinmetz wanted his time for research.


OJF wrote an introductory text on AC power distribution that incorporated Steinmetz' phase analisys of complex impedences.

The Elements of Electrical Transmission
 
 

THE NEBRASKA BLUEPRINT

THE DEAN'S CORNER

Dean 0. J. Ferguson

At the beginning there are irregular contributions, then a regular series of articles under the heading of "The Dean's Corner".
 

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