Charles Proteus Steinmetz - Early Life

Early Life

Steinmetz was born as Carl August Rudolph Steinmetz to Carl Heinrich Steinmetz, a Jewish family in Breslau, Province of Silesia. Steinmetz suffered from dwarfism, hunchback, and hip dysplasia, as did his father and grandfather. Steinmetz attended Johannes Gymnasium and astonished his teachers with his proficiency in mathematics and physics.

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