About Karl B. McEachron
Lived 1889 – 1954 (aged 64). Karl B. McEachron was an American scientist.
Karl B. McEachron (November 17, 1889 in Hoosick Falls, New York – January 24, 1954 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts) was an American electrical engineer known for his contributions to high-voltage engineering. He received the 1949 AIEE Edison Medal (now IEEE Edison Medal) for "the advancement of electrical science in the field of lightning and other high voltage phenomena and for the application of this knowledge to the design and protection of electric apparatus systems". McEachron received also the 1935 Edward Longstreth Medal of the Franklin Institute.
McEachron received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from Ohio Northern University in 1913 and M.S. from Purdue University in 1920.
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Who was Karl B. McEachron?
American engineer (1889-1954)
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Karl B. McEachron was born on 17 November 1889 in Hoosick Falls.
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Karl B. McEachron died on 24 January 1954 in Pittsfield.
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Karl B. McEachron was a scientist.
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Karl B. McEachron was American.
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