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Acheson, Edward

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Acheson, Edward (Goodrich) (1856–1931)

US inventor, metallurgist, and electrical engineer. Acheson worked in the laboratory of Thomas Edison and went on to make many discoveries relating to the electrothermal process. His inventions include electrical wire insulation, and the products that his companies developed include artificial graphite. Acheson also discovered Carborundum, a silicon carbide.

With little formal schooling, Acheson invented a rock-boring machine for coal mines before he went to work for Edison. In the late 1880s he helped to install electrical plants in Europe. Acheson also founded several companies, and his other inventions include an electric furnace and lubricants.
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