Benjamin G. Lamme | |
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| Born | Benjamin Garver Lamme January 12, 1864 near Springfield, Ohio |
| Died | July 8, 1924 (aged 60) |
| Awards | IEEE Edison Medal (1918) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
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Benjamin Garver Lamme (January 12, 1864 – July 8, 1924) was an American electrical engineer and chief engineer at Westinghouse, where he was responsible for the design of electrical power machines. Lamme created an efficient induction motor from Nikola Tesla's patents and went on to design the giant Niagara Falls generators and motors and the power plant of the Manhattan Elevated Railway in New York City.