Giving back to the community
For the more than 10,000 students who attend the New Jersey Institute of Technology today, Weston Hall may be just another building on campus. Yet many of those students may not realize that Weston was one of the first benefactors of the research institution.

"He worked tirelessly to support the creation of the Newark Technical School in 1881 and served on the board for six years," Woodbury said. "He firmly believed in the idea of educating others in the practical methods of engineering—a field that grew as a result of his own inventions."¹

Weston died on August 20, 1936. He is still remembered today for his countless contributions to electrical measuring instruments.

References

1. Woodbury, D., A Measure of Greatness: A Short Biography of Edward Weston
2. Olsen, K., "Who Invented the Twisty Little Bit of Wire Inside the Light Bulb?" The Indicator, June 3, 2005
3. Anderson, J., "History and reflections on the way things were," IEEE Power Engineering Review, November 2001

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