# Steinmetz and Heaviside Primary Sources — Verification

**Status:** Open  
**Triggered by:** [The Suppression of Maxwell and the Aether](/timeline/evt-suppression-of-maxwell-and-the-aether) (13.06.00) cites both as aether proponents; quotes need primary-source verification.

## Claims to Verify

- **Charles Proteus Steinmetz** (GE): "prehistoric" electron concept; "destroys the analogy between the two components of the electric field." Source: *Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses*.
- **Oliver Heaviside**: "electron concept a psychosis"; engineers "churning up the Ether in their dynamos." Source: Heaviside's published writings.

## Methodology

- Locate exact passages in Steinmetz, *Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses* (and any other cited works).
- Locate exact passages in Heaviside's papers/books (e.g., *Electromagnetic Theory*, *Electrical Papers*).
- Confirm that the timeline's paraphrases are accurate and in context.
- Add correct citations (edition, page, year) to the timeline article.

## Findings

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## References

- Timeline: 13.06.00 The Suppression of Maxwell and the Aether
- investigations/maxwell-aether/01-burden-of-proof-debate.md
- investigations/maxwell-aether/02-did-maxwell-prove-the-aether.md

## Next Steps

- Library/digital archive search for Steinmetz and Heaviside primary texts.
- Update timeline article with verified citations or correct misattributions.

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