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DESCRIPTION:The workshop focused attention to two key engineers\, who were 
 instrumental in introducing and developing early applications of electrici
 ty in the french speaking region of Switzerland during the 1880-1914 perio
 d: Adrien Palaz of Lausanne and René Thury of Geneva\, who both attende
 d the Columbian World Exhibition of Chicago in 1893\, where the DC/AC war 
 was fought and won by Westinghouse/Tesla. Adrien Palaz was the first profe
 ssor in electrotechnology at the Engineering School of Lausanne's Universi
 ty (later EPUL) and the advocate of upgrading this school into a federally
  sponsored Institute of Technology for the french speaking region (EPFL)\,
  the pendant to ETHZ in Zurich\,which was founded 1855 and where he earned
  his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1883. René Thury picked up elec
 trotechnology while spending one year at Edison's Menlo Park laboratories 
 and become a prominent engineer improving and building DC machinery at Com
 pagnie de Electromécanique de Genève (later Ateliers de Secheron)\, 
 who earned him the nickname in Europe of "The King of DC". While being sel
 f-taught\, he was awarded in 1918 the title of Dr. honoris causa from ETHZ
 . The workshop was held in french and key contributions will later be tran
 slated into english for publication on GHN. At coffe break a visit of the 
 Museum of Physical Instruments of EPFL\, led by Prof. Jean-Francois Loude\
 ,was organized. The workshop was followed by an aperitif for all attendant
 s at the Museum and a dinner for the 5 speakers at restaurant of EPFL's ne
 w Rolex-Center.\n\nCo-sponsored by: University Lausanne\n\nEPFL Campus\, L
 ausanne\, Switzerland\, Switzerland
LOCATION:EPFL Campus\, Lausanne\, Switzerland\, Switzerland
ORGANIZER:h.wyss@ieee.org
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SUMMARY:[Legacy Report] Pioneering Electrotechnology in Western Switzerland
 -The DC/AC Quarrel
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/100218
X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br />The workshop focused attention to two key eng
 ineers\, who were instrumental in introducing and developing early applica
 tions of electricity in the french speaking region of Switzerland during t
 he 1880-1914 period: Adrien Palaz of Lausanne and René Thury of Geneva\
 ,\nwho both attended the Columbian World Exhibition of Chicago in 1893\, w
 here the DC/AC war was fought and won by Westinghouse/Tesla.\nAdrien Palaz
  was the first professor in electrotechnology at the Engineering School of
 \nLausanne's University (later EPUL) and the advocate of upgrading this sc
 hool into a federally sponsored Institute of Technology for the french spe
 aking region (EPFL)\, the pendant to ETHZ in Zurich\,which was founded 185
 5 and where he earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 1883.\nRenÃ
 © Thury picked up electrotechnology while spending one year at Edison's M
 enlo Park\nlaboratories and become a prominent engineer improving and buil
 ding DC machinery at Compagnie de Electromécanique de Genève (later 
 Ateliers de Secheron)\, who earned him the nickname in Europe of "The King
  of DC". While being self-taught\, he was awarded in 1918 the title of Dr.
  honoris causa from ETHZ. The workshop was held in french and key contribu
 tions will later be translated into english for publication on GHN.\nAt co
 ffe break a visit of the Museum of Physical Instruments of EPFL\, led by P
 rof. Jean-Francois Loude\,was organized.\nThe workshop was followed by an 
 aperitif for all attendants at the Museum and a dinner for the 5 speakers 
 at restaurant of EPFL's new Rolex-Center. \n
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