D. degree. he published a series of political articles which so incensed the governmental authorities that he had to flee to Switzerland to escape imprisonment. The following year. in 1889. he came to the United States. here to continue his scientific work in a land where political freedom was recognized as equal in importance to technological progress. Arriving in New York City. ill. penniless. deformed in body. and without prospect of employment. he would have been refused admission by the immigration inspectors had it not been for the strenuous and enthusiastic intercession. in his behalf. by an American friend. Enchanted by the country. at first sight. Steinmetz took out citizenship papers immediately. and set forth to prove his mettle in the land of opportunity.
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