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Ralph D. Mershon
1868-01-01 – 1952-02-14
Life & Legacy
Ralph Davenport Mershon (July 14, 1868 – February 14, 1952) was an American electrical engineer and inventor. His company Mershon Condensers was a successful manufacturer of electrolytic capacitors for the expanding radio market of the 1920s. He is known for the Mershon Auditorium (1957) and the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at his alma mater Ohio State University that his estate made possible. In 1956 a biography and summary of his work was published by Ohio State University; the following article is a digest of that publication.
Occupation & Career
inventor
Education
Ohio State University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
John Scott Award
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
John Scott Award
Education & Institutions
Ohio State University
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