Background
Benjamin, Park was born on May 11, 1849 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Park and Mary (Western) Benjamin.
Benjamin, Park was born on May 11, 1849 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Park and Mary (Western) Benjamin.
Graduate Trinity School, New York, 1862, United States Naval Academy 1867. Bachelor of Laws, Albany Law School, 1870. Doctor of Philosophy, Union College, 1877.
Ensign United States Navy to 1869. Editor Scientific American to 1878. Editor-in-chief Appleton’s Cyclo. of Applied Mechanics, 1881 and 1892.
Author: Early History of Electricity, 1895. History of the United States Naval Academy, 1900, and numerous essays in Forum, Independent, and other periodicals. Home: New York, New York.
Married Ida E. Crane, 1891.