Ampere Street
| Ampere Street | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Hazelwood |
| Origin of name | Ampere, unit of electric current |
Ampere Street, along with nearby Electric Street and Volt Alley (today Steele Court), was laid out by Thomas S. Blair (1825–1898) in the 1890s.[1][2][3] Its name comes either from the ampere, the unit of electric current, or from the French physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère (1775–1836), who was instrumental in the early scientific study of electromagnetism and for whom the electrical unit is named. But considering that the nearby alley was named Volt and not Volta, the street is most likely named for the unit and not (directly) for the scientist. On the other hand, Bob Regan includes "Ampere" in a list of streets named for noted historical people.[4] See Electric Street for more about Blair and his interest in science and engineering.
References
- ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1910
- ↑ "Obituary: Thomas S. Blair." The Iron Age, Oct. 27, 1898, p. 22. Google Books u0YZAs39upwC. [view source] blair-obit-iron-age
- ↑ "Thomas S. Blair's career is ended: One of the old Pittsburg ironmasters passed quietly away yesterday: Was born in Kittanning: Highly distinguished as a philosopher and scientist: A courtly gentleman, who retired from business to study; father of a respected family." Pittsburg Post, Oct. 23, 1898, p. 2. Newspapers.com 86376832. [view source] blair-obit-post
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, p. 63. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
