Re: Changing Cycles 'till it Hertz

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Original poster: "by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <Parpp807-at-aol-dot-com>

In a message dated 4/13/02 2:12:08 PM Central Daylight Time, tesla-at-pupman-dot-com 
writes:

> Problem here is that the term "cps" was also derived from the
>  name of Charles Proteus Steinmetz

Hi Ed,

That's the most intertesting thing I have read in this entire thread. Do you 
have any
evidence to support the C.P. Steinmetz / cps connection or is it just 
coincidence?
We can imagine Steinmetz in one of his laugh-a-minute lectures coining his 
initials
as the unit of frequency. C.P. is not noted for his sense of humor.

And what is the "also" that cps was derived from? The idea of cyc and cps is 
just so
naturally grasped when talking about cyclic events that I woulda guessed the 
terms
just entered the electrical lexicon in normal writing and speech. No formal 
adoption
as standardized units.

Happy day,
Ralph Zekelman