▁journal ▁Power , ▁and ▁an ▁international ▁figure ▁in ▁journal ism ▁and ▁engineering . ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Ch else a , ▁Massachusetts , ▁Low ▁received ▁regular ▁school ing ▁until ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁stopped ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁severe ▁ill ness . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁self - made ▁man , ▁who ▁started ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁industry ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁Boston ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁Union ▁Te legraph ▁Company , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁taught ▁te legraph ing ▁and ▁st en ography . ▁ ▁He ▁made ▁it ▁chief ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁engineering ▁journal ▁Power ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁served ▁on ▁that ▁post ▁for ▁ 4 2 ▁years . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁on ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 0 3 ▁and ▁council ▁president ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 - 0 6 , ▁Low ▁served ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Pass a ic , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 0 8 - 0 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Mechan ical ▁Engine ers ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 - 2 5 ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ▁of ▁engineering ▁from ▁R ens sel a er ▁Poly techn ic ▁Institute . ▁Low ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Pass a ic , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁after ▁being ▁crit ically ▁ill ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁▁ ▁Fred ▁R . ▁Low , ▁Power ▁Resources , ▁Pres ent ▁and