Edward Weston (chemist)
Edward Weston (May 9, 1850 – August 20, 1936) was an English-born American chemist 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.
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“We may draw good out of evil; we must not do evil, that good may come.”
—Maria Weston Chapman (1806–1885)