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Edward Goodrich Acheson

American chemist (1856–1931)

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Born
March 9, 1856
Died
July 6, 1931
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1856

About Edward Goodrich Acheson

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 (carborundum). Acheson founded the Carborundum Company in 1891 and became a manufacturer of carborundum and synthetic graphite. The first commercial plant using the Acheson process was built by Acheson in Niagara Falls, New York, where hydroelectric plants nearby could cheaply produce the necessary power for the energy intensive process. He was awarded the first Acheson Award, named in his honour, by the Electrochemical Society in 1931. That year he founded the Carborundum Company, utilizing a dynamo of 135 hp.

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Edward Goodrich Acheson timeline

  1. Acheson founded the Carborundum Company in 1891 and became a manufacturer of carborundum and synthetic graphite.
  2. He was awarded the first Acheson Award, named in his honour, by the Electrochemical Society in 1931.

The world when Edward Goodrich Acheson was born

Edward Goodrich Acheson was born in 1856. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineRep. Brooks canes Sen. Sumner on Senate floor
  • Technology milestoneFirst synthetic dye (mauveine) discovered
  • World population~1.36B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin Pierce
  • U.S. population27.1M

1856 versus 2026

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Measure18562026
Population27.1M341 million

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