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  1. Overhead Distribution

A Retrospective: Transmission & Distribution Covers

March 12, 2014
Updated: More covers from the 60s added to our covers of yore.

A look back in time: The editors have gone down to our archives and gathered covers dating back to 1957. What we found will amuse and amaze. Engineers of yore built a surprisingly advanced and robust system. Take a look. You will find that our forefathers were quite advanced in how they designed, built and maintained our network.

About the Author

Rick Bush | Editorial Director

Richard A. Bush is the editorial director of Transmission & Distribution World. Prior to joining T&D World as editor-in-chief in 1994, Bush worked at the Georgia Power Company Research Center (now NEETRAC) where he held engineering and management positions.

In June 1988, Bush received the Georgia Power "Engineer of the Year" award, and in 1994, he received the "Technology Applications Recognition" award from the Electric Power Research Institute. In 1996, he was awarded a Jesse H. Neal Certificate of Merit for editorial excellence.

Bush holds BSME and MSME degrees from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and he is a senior member of the IEEE.

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