Alton D. (Alton Dermont) Adams

Alton Dermont Adams was an American engineering writer best known for practical books on electricity and building systems from the early 1900s. The works linked to his name include Light, Heat and Power in Buildings (1901) and Electric Transmission of Water Power (1906), both aimed at explaining how modern electrical service could be designed and used.

His writing focused on real-world problems rather than theory alone. In Electric Transmission of Water Power, he examined how water power could be converted into electrical energy and sent over distance, while Light, Heat and Power in Buildings addressed the growing importance of electrical infrastructure inside homes and commercial buildings.

Although readily available sources in this search gave far more detail about his books than about his personal life, his published work shows him as part of the generation that helped interpret a fast-changing electrical age for a wider audience. His books remain of interest as snapshots of how engineers understood power, lighting, and technology at the start of the twentieth century.