Sebastian Ziani de Ferranti (1864-1930) was an electrical engineer and inventor. 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... An engineers degree is an academic degree which is intermediate in rank between a masters degree and a doctorate; it is occasionally to be encountered in the United States in technical fields. ... An inventor is a person who creates new inventions, typically technical devices such as mechanical, electrical or software devices or methods. ...

Ferranti was was born in Liverpool, England. His Italian father a photographer and his mother a concert pianist. Ferranti showed a remarkable talent for electrical engineering from his childhood. His first invention, at the age of 13, was an arc light for street lighting. At the age of 16 he built and patented an electrical generator called the "Ferranti Dynamo" with the help of Lord Kelvin. He naturally went into this business, in 1882, when he set up shop in London designing various electrical devices. Liverpools skyline, as seen from the River Mersey. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area  - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion... The 300,000-watt Plasma Arc Lamp in the Infrared Processing Center (IPC) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory An arc lamp is a device that produces light by the sparking (or arcing, from voltaic arc) of a high current between two carbon rod electrodes. ... Early 20th century Alternator made in Budapest, Hungary, in the power generating hall of a hydroelectric station. ... William Thomson, Archbishop of York, has the same name as this man. ... 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...