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Friedrich Uppenborn
1859–1907
Best known for writing about the early history of electrical transformers, this German engineer turned hands-on experience into clear, practical books that helped document a fast-changing field.
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History of the Transformer
by Friedrich Uppenborn
About the author
Born in Hanover in 1859 and later active in Munich, Friedrich Uppenborn was a German electrical engineer and writer. Standard biographical references identify him as an Elektrotechniker, and contemporary editions of his work describe him as editor of the Centralblatt für Elektrotechnik and chief of the electro-technical testing station in Munich.
Uppenborn is most closely associated with History of the Transformer, an English translation of his 1889 German study on the development of transformer technology. The book stands out today as both a technical history and a window into the excitement around electric power in the late nineteenth century.
He died in 1907. Though not widely known outside specialist circles, his writing remains useful for readers interested in the beginnings of modern electrical engineering and the people who helped explain it while the field was still taking shape.