Edward Weston

Edward Weston (May 9, 1850 – August 20, 1936) was an English chemist noted for his achievements in electroplating and his development of the electrochemical cell, named the Weston cell, for the voltage standard. Edward Weston was a competitor of Thomas Edison in the early days of electricity generation and distribution. Born in Oswestry, Shropshire, England (ed., near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England), in 1850 to a merchant family, Weston originally studied medicine but soon became interested in chemistry. He emigrated to the United States after receiving his medical diploma in 1870, where he found a job in the electroplating industry. Realizing the need for a constant source of current, he developed an interest in power generation and invented several dynamos and generators, and eventually co-founded the Weston Electric Light Company, who won the contract to illuminate the Brooklyn Bridge. He invented two alloys, Constantan and Manganin. Weston developed measurement... full article at wikipedia