Background
Powel, Charles Alfred was born in 1884 in Rouen, France. Son of Henry C. and Margaret (French) Powel.
Powel, Charles Alfred was born in 1884 in Rouen, France. Son of Henry C. and Margaret (French) Powel.
Educated in electrical engineering, London, England., and Bern, Switzerland.
Entered electrical engineering career, 1905. Assistant, vice president in charge of engineering Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, since 1940.
Served as chief, machinery and optics branch of military government, Berlin, 1945-1946. Power consultant, Stillman Industrial Survey Mission to China. ECA, 1948. President American Institute Elec, Engineers, 1944-1945.
Married Blanche Brownrigg, 1918 (deceased).