Eugene C. Whitney (26 August 1913 – 22 March 1998[1]) was a celebrated power engineer who designed hydroelectric turbines and generators at Westinghouse Electric Company.
Whitney earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and then went to work for Westinghouse .
When his equipment was installed at the Muddy Run Pumped Storage Facility, Gene "was present when the machines were first to be started.
Whitney received the Westinghouse Order of Merit in 1964 and the IEEE's Nikola Tesla Award in 1985.
The election citation reads: "For outstanding contributions to the theory of electrical machines, and for the design of many of the world's largest hydrogenerators.".