Karl B. McEachron (November 17, 1889 in
Hoosick Falls, New York
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The village of Hoosick Falls is near the center ...
– January 24, 1954 in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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) was an American
electrical engineer
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known for his contributions to high-voltage engineering. He received the 1949
AIEE Edison Medal
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(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
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of the
Franklin Institute
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.
McEachron received his
B.S.
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in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from
Ohio Northern University
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in 1913 and
M.S.
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from
Purdue University
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in 1920.
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IEEE Edison Medal recipients
1889 births
1954 deaths
People from Hoosick Falls, New York
Ohio Northern University alumni
Purdue University alumni