Edward Goodrich Acheson
American chemist
Edward Goodrich Acheson was an American chemist. Born in Washington, Pennsylvania, he was the inventor of the Acheson process, which is still used to make silicon carbide and later a manufacturer of carborundum and graphite. Wikipedia
Born: March 9, 1856, Washington, PA
Died: July 6, 1931 (age 75 years), New York, NY
Books: A Pathfinder, A Pathfinder: Inventor, Scientist, Industrialist, A Pathfinder: Discovery, Invention and Industry: How the World Came to Have Aquadag and Oildag; Also Carborundum, Artificial Graphite and Other Valuable Products of the Electric Furnace. The First of a Series of Educational Biographical Sketches of Eminent Inventors, and more
Awards: The Franklin Institute Awards (1901, 1894), Perkin Medal (1910), and Edward Goodrich Acheson Award (1929)