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H. S. Norrie
A practical early electrical writer, remembered for clear how-to books on induction coils, gas-lighting systems, and other hands-on technology from the turn of the 20th century. The name H. S. Norrie was a pen name used by Norman H. Schneider.
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About the author
H. S. Norrie was the pen name of Norman H. Schneider, an author of technical manuals for readers who wanted to understand and build electrical equipment for themselves. Project Gutenberg editions of Electric Gas Lighting and Induction Coils identify Norrie as Norman H. Schneider, and Schneider is also listed separately in library catalogs for related electrical works.
His books focus on practical electrical subjects rather than theory alone. The works linked to Norrie and Schneider include guides to induction coils, electric gas ignition, electric bells, alarms, and house wiring, showing a writer interested in explaining new electrical systems in a direct, usable way for experimenters, mechanics, and everyday readers.
Reliable biographical detail beyond his authorship is scarce in the sources I could confirm here, so it is safest to remember him chiefly as a clear popularizer of early electrical technology whose manuals helped make complex devices feel approachable.