Oliver B. Shallenberger

Oliver Blackburn Shallenberger
Born(1860-05-07)May 7, 1860
Rochester, Pennsylvania
DiedJanuary 23, 1898(1898-01-23) (aged 37)
Colorado
Occupationengineer
Known forelectrical devices
SpouseMary Woolstar
Childrentwo
Parent(s)Aaron T. Shallenberger
Mary (Bonbright) Shallenberger
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Oliver Blackburn Shallenberger (May 7, 1860 – January 23, 1898) was an American electrical engineer and inventor. He is associated with electrical inventions related to alternating current. He is most noted for inventing the first successful alternating current (AC) electrical meter, the forerunner of the modern electric meter. This was critical to general acceptance of AC power.

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