Person Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton FRS (31 May 1845 – 15 February 1940) Blue Badge on the site of his first works in Anchor Street, Chelmsford Crompton’s Arc Works in Chelmsford Articles connected to Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton FRS (31 May 1845 – 15 February 1940) Rookes Evelyn Bell Crompton FRS (31 May 1845 – 15 February 1940) Article · Journal No. 47 · March 2013 A British electrical engineer, industrialist and inventor. He was a pioneer of electric lighting and public electricity supply systems. The company he formed, Crompton & Co., was one…
