0 1 , ▁Albert ▁received ▁his ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁science ▁degree ▁in ▁Chem ical ▁Engineering . ▁The ▁same ▁year , ▁he ▁married ▁Minn ie ▁E ▁Hay ward ▁in ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Career ▁beg inn ings ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁with ▁an ▁electric ▁storage ▁battery ▁and ▁doing ▁technical ▁writing , ▁he ▁experiment ed ▁with ▁nick el ▁and ▁chrom ium ▁allo ys ▁in ▁his ▁spare ▁time . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁need ing ▁a ▁better ▁location ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁his ▁w iring ▁project ▁and ▁additional ▁fund ing , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁business ▁arrangement ▁with ▁William ▁H os kins ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁H os kins ▁was ▁with ▁Mar iner ▁& ▁H os kins , ▁a ▁firm ▁of ▁consult ing ▁chem ists . ▁He ▁h ired ▁Marsh ▁at ▁a ▁small ▁sal ary ▁– ▁while ▁giving ▁him ▁permission ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁al loy ▁project ▁in ▁his ▁spare ▁time . ▁When ▁later ▁formed ▁as ▁H os kins ▁Man ufact uring ▁Company , ▁the ▁business ▁re located ▁to ▁Detroit , ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁Success ▁When ▁perfect ed , ▁the ▁new ▁al loy ▁was ▁ 3 0 0 ▁times ▁stronger ▁than ▁other ▁types ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Ch rom el ▁is ▁made ▁of ▁ 8 0 % ▁nick el ▁and ▁ 2 0 % ▁chrom ium ▁( though ▁other ▁r ati os ▁are ▁used ▁for ▁special ▁purpose ▁nich rome ▁applications ). ▁ ▁The ▁US ▁pat ent ▁was ▁granted ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁in ▁Marsh ' s ▁name , ▁and ▁later ▁sold ▁to ▁H os