kins ▁Man ufact uring . ▁ ▁By ▁H os kins ' s ▁own ▁account , ▁he ▁was ▁deeply ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁experiment ation ▁process , ▁and ▁not ▁simply ▁a ▁f under . ▁ ▁To aster s , ▁dent al ▁furn aces ▁and ▁chrom el ▁wire ▁for ▁home ▁app liance ▁manufact ur ers ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁H os kins ▁company . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁were ▁un prof itable ▁and ▁were ▁later ▁dropped . ▁The ▁company ▁concentr ated ▁on ▁manufact uring ▁the ▁chrom el ▁wire . ▁ ▁Marsh ▁served ▁as ▁chief ▁engineer ▁and ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁H os kins ▁Man ufact uring ▁Co . ▁in ▁Detroit . ▁He ▁was ▁named ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁Marsh ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁John ▁Price ▁W ether ill ▁Medal ▁of ▁The ▁Franklin ▁Institute ▁for ▁" sign ific ant ▁and ▁tim ely ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁science ▁of ▁autom ot ive ▁engineering " ▁and ▁" for ▁out standing ▁discover ies ▁in ▁the ▁physical ▁sciences ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁American ▁Met als ▁Congress ▁best owed ▁upon ▁Marsh ▁with ▁The ▁Sau ve ur ▁Award ▁for ▁out standing ▁met all urg ical ▁achiev ement . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Albert ▁Marsh , ▁In vent or , ▁Scient ist ▁ ▁Category : American ▁invent ors ▁Category : 1 9 4 4 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Lake ▁County , ▁Illinois ▁Category : 1 8 7 7 ▁birth s