Brian Bowers

Brian Bowers, formerly curator of electrical engineering at the Science Museum, London, now consults on a number of museum projects in Britain and overseas. His interest in Sir Charles Wheatstone began in the 1970s when he gained his PhD on the life and work of Wheatstone. He is a Fellow of the IEE and has served the Institution on numerous Boards and Committees, and on Council. Other publications include A History of Electric Light and Power (IEE, second edition in preparation) and Lengthening the Day: a history of lighting technology (OUP). [from back cover of 2001 edition of Sir Charles Wheatstone FRS, 1802-1875]