| Date of Birth | 09-March-1856 | |
| Place of Birth |
Washington (Washington County, Pennsylvania) |
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| Nationality | United States of America | |
| Also know as | Edward G. Acheson | |
| Profession | 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. Thomas Edison put him to work on September 12, 1880 at his Menlo Park, New Jersey laboratory under John Kruesi. Acheson experimented on making a conducting carbon that Edison could use in his electric light bulbs. | ||
Awards by Edward Goodrich Acheson |
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