Skip to main content

Memorial Tributes Volume 15 (2011) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:

Charles Concordia 1908-2003
Pages 54-59

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 55...
... at that meeting in Toronto, charlie also addressed the institute of electrical and electronics engineers (ieee) Power engineering society's system dynamic Performance committee, and he did so with great clarity, touching on the major milestones achieved by the power industry in the past century.
Read the entire page →
From page 56...
... at the ge labs he worked in instrumentation development, magnetic materials testing, and even wind measuring equipment. after four years of lab assignments, charlie enrolled in ge's advanced engineering course, a program offered to only the most promising college graduates after they had finished the GE test engineering program.
Read the entire page →
From page 57...
... charlie published 130 technical papers, was awarded six patents, and was granted an honorary doctorate of science degree from Union college in 1971 and another from iowa state University in 1993. He retired from general electric in 1973 but continued consulting to companies worldwide and continued his contribution to technical societies.
Read the entire page →
From page 58...
... i worked with charles concordia for 14 years in the analytical engineering section of the electric Utility engineering operation at general electric in schenectady. as their lead consultant, he was always available to give sound advice on approaches to problems.
Read the entire page →
From page 59...
... for those with strong beliefs in eternity of the spirit, i share a quote from Tagore, the famous Bengali poetphilosopher: "Death is not extinguishing the light but putting out the candle because the dawn has come." and another quote from Rossiter Raymond: "Life is eternal and love is immortal and death is only a horizon, and a horizon is nothing save the limit of our sight." i thank dick schulz, ed owen, and Virginia sulzberger for their help in supplying information on charles concordia's life.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • union college
  • national committee
  • dynamic performance
  • electric utility
  • engineering department

  • advanced engineering
  • electronics engineers
  • utility engineering
  • successful networking
  • evening courses

  • biennial meetings
  • measuring equipment
  • charlie enrolled
  • digital computation
  • milestones achieved

  • major milestones
  • supplying information
  • engineering luminaries
  • fostered successful
  • quent rapid

  • salute charlie
  • computation technology
  • wind measuring
  • mechanical differential
  • keen insight

  • contributions fostered
  • nine students
  • school work
  • exploding power
  • john wiley


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.