Karl B. McEachron

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name = Karl B. McEachron


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birth_date = birth date|1889|11|17
birth_place = Hoosick Falls, New York
death_date = death date and age|1954|1|24|1889|11|17
death_place = Pittsfield, Massachusetts
residence = United States
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nationality = American
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fields = Electrical engineering
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alma_mater = Purdue University Ohio Northern University
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awards = IEEE Edison Medal


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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 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 his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from Ohio Northern University in 1913 and M.S. from Purdue University in 1920,

External links

* [http://www.eoearth.org/article/McEachron,_Karl_B. Biography]