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    Benjamin Chew Tilghman (October 26, 1821 — July 3, 1901) was an American soldier and inventor. He is best known as the inventor of the process of sandblasting...
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    the media). The first abrasive blasting process was patented by Benjamin Chew Tilghman on 18 October 1870. There are several variants of the process, using...
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    students. Foremost among Benjamin Chew's law students were Brigade Major Edward Tilghman and Judge William Tilghman. "These Tilghmans were so successful in...
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    African-American journal devoted to music Benjamin Chew Tilghman (1821–1901), American soldier and inventor Bill Tilghman (1854–1924), lawman in the Old West...
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  • Adrianovich Tikhov (1875–1960), Russia – feathering spectrograph Benjamin Chew Tilghman (1821–1897), U.S. – sandblasting Fedor Tokarev (1871–1968), Russia...
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    In 1870, the sandblasting process was invented and patented by Benjamin Chew Tilghman. 1870 Feather duster A feather duster is an implement used for cleaning...
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  • 23, 2017, at the age of 96. Tilghman was born in Manchester, England, to Benjamin Chew and Eliza Middleton Fox Tilghman. He graduated from the Fountain...
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    Congressman for Pennsylvania, 1863 to 1867. State Court Judge in 1867. Benjamin Chew Tilghman (October 26, 1821 – July 3, 1901), Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier...
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  • Roth's use of sulfurous acid to treat wood in 1857, followed by Benjamin Chew Tilghman's US patent on the use of calcium bisulfite, Ca(HSO3)2, to pulp wood...
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    1998 when they reorganized their endowed awards under one umbrella, The Benjamin Franklin Awards. A total of 268 Elliott Cresson Medals were given out during...
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