During HHC 2010, John Cadick and Jeff Bronfeld regaled us with stories of some great people at General Electric during its early years, Charles Proteus Steinmetz chief among them.
John also mentioned the book ``Men and Volts'', which I have discovered is part of the American Libraries collection and is available in several formats at:
http://www.archive.org/details/menandvoltsstory00hammrich
For those who, like me, are enamored with the history of technologies and the personalities who shape it might be interested in giving this a look.
Thanks John!
Best wishes.