Karl B. McEachron

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".[1] McEachron received also the 1935 Edward Longstreth Medal of the Franklin Institute.[2] McEachron received his B.S.in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from Ohio Northern University in 1913 and M.S.
Hoosick Falls, New YorkPittsfield, MassachusettsAmericanPurdue UniversityOhio Northern UniversityAIEE Edison MedalEdward Longstreth MedalElectrical engineeringelectrical engineerFranklin InstituteIEEE Edison MedalWilliam D. CoolidgeFrank B. JewettCharles F. ScottFrank ConradEdwin W. RiceBancroft GherardiArthur Edwin KennellyWillis R. WhitneyLewis B. StillwellAlex DowGano DunnDugald C. JacksonPhilip TorchioGeorge Ashley CampbellJohn B. WhiteheadEdwin H. ArmstrongVannevar BushErnst AlexandersonPhilip SpornLee de ForestJoseph SlepianMorris E. LeedsOtto B. Blackwell