Edward Dean Adams

Edward Dean Adams

Adams on the cover of Time, 1929
Born 9 April 1846
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Died 20 May 1931
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(aged 85)

Edward Dean Adams (9 April 1846 – 20 May 1931)[1] was an American businessman. He was the president of Niagara Falls Hydraulic Power and Manufacturing Company which built the first hydroelectric power plants in Niagara Falls, Canada. The Adams Power Plant Transformer House is named after him.[2] Adams appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine on May 27, 1929.[3]

The interior of the Edward Dean Adams Power Plant

References

  1. ↑ "Edward Dean Adams". Transactions of the Electrochemical Society. 59. 1931. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "Edward Dean Adams Power Plant". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "TIME Magazine Cover: Edward Dean Adams - May 27, 1929". TIME.com.


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