Edward Weston (chemist)

Edward Weston was an English-born American chemist and engineer noted for his achievements in electroplating and his development of the electrochemical cell, named the Weston cell, for the voltage standard. Weston was a competitor of Thomas Edison in the early days of electricity generation and distribution.

9 May 1850

Born on the same birth day (9 May): Adam Opel • Alan Bennett • Anne Sofie von Otter • Billy Jurges • Gaspard Monge • Geraldine McEwan • Ghostface Killah • Gilles Müller • Gustaf de Laval • Howard Carter • James L. Brooks • Joan Sims • John Brougham • John Corbett • Julius Röntgen • Maharana Pratap • Pancho Gonzales • Paul Heaton • Tegla Loroupe

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