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Acheson, Edward Goodrich (1856–1931)


Edward Goodrich Acheson
American inventor who discovered the powerful abrasive, carborundum, and devised a method for producing high-quality graphite. Earlier he had assisted Thomas Edison in developing the incandescent filament lamp.


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