Dr. Arthur E. Fitzgerald was Vice President for Academic Affairs at Northeastern University, a post to which he was appointed after serving first as Professor and Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Department, followed by being named Dean of Faculty. Prior to his time at Northeastern University, Professor Fitzgerald spent more than 20 years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, from which he received the S.M. and Sc.D., and where he rose to the rank of Professor of Electrical Engineering. Besides Electric Machinery, Professor Fitzgerald was one of the authors of *Basic Electrical Engineering*, also published by McGraw-Hill. Throughout his career, Professor Fitzgerald was at the forefront in the field of long-range power system planning, working as a consulting engineer in industry both before and after his academic career. Professor Fitzgerald was a member of several professional societies, including Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Eta Kappa Nu, and he was a Fellow of the IEEE. Source: [McGraw Hill](https://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0073660094/information_center_view0/about_the_authors.html)