Charles Dalziel
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Charles Dalziel (1904-1986) was a professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences at UC Berkeley.
He studied the effects of electricity on animals and humans. He wrote The Effects of Electric Shock on Man, a book in which he explains the effects of different amounts of electricity on human subjects. He is also the inventor of the ground-fault circuit interrupter or GFCI which he invented in 1961. The GFCI is commonly found in home bathrooms or kitchens. The outlet operates normally until 5 milliamps passes from the appliance to the ground. Charles Dalziel was a pioneer in understanding electric shock in humans.
Dalziel married Helen Bradford in 1931. They had a daughter, Isabelle. After Helen died of cancer in 1963, Charles married Alice Johl Lundberg in 1969.
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- Dalziel, Charles F. The effects of electric shock on man / by Charles F. Dalziel. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Office of Health and Safety, 1956. Series: Safety and fire protection technical bulletin; no. 7
- University of California: In Memoriam, 1986
