Charles Proteus Steinmetz 

You’ve probably heard the old tale of the engineer who charged $10,000 for fixing a machine – $1 for turning a screw and $9,999 for knowing which screw to turn. But what many don’t realize is that this isn’t just a fable. The story is real – and the man behind it was Charles Proteus Steinmetz (1865-1923), one of the most brilliant, yet often overlooked, engineers in history.

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