Science on the 19th of May 1896 in history

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19 May 1896 Carborundum furnace	science	Carborundum furnace In 1896, Edward G. Acheson was issued a U.S. patent for an electric furnace used to produce carborundum (silicon carbide), one of the hardest industrial substances (No. 560,291). The furnace used an electric current passed through a core of carbon rods to produce a strong heating effect resulting from their resistance.	0

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