Peder Oluf Pedersen
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Peder Oluf Pedersen | |
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| Born | 19 June 1874 |
| Died | 30 August 1941 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | College of Advanced Technology |
| Known for | Wire recording, the arc converter (both in collaboration with Valdemar Poulsen) |
| Spouse(s) |
Maria Theodora Lihme
(m. 1899)Emma Clausen Gad (1902-1997) |
| Children | Kai Oluf Pedersen (1901-1991) (scientist) Ellen Margrethe Charlotte Pedersen (1903-1979) married to Børge Jessen (both mathematicians) Gunnar Pedersen (1905-1997) Director General of The Postal and Telegraph Directorate Inger Margrethe Pedersen, married name Krøncke (1909-1997) (author) 3 children with his second wife |
| Awards | Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Gold Medal (1907) H. C. Ørsted Medal (1928) IRE Medal of Honor (1930) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | College of Advanced Technology |
Peder Oluf Pedersen (19 June 1874 – 30 August 1941) was a
Wire recorders, which he called a telegraphone, the arc converter known as the Poulsen Arc Transmitter, and his work on electrical currents in the ionosphere
.
Pedersen became a professor of telegraphy, telephony and radio in 1912.[1] He became principal of the
Institute of Radio Engineers.[1]
The first expression for the
anisotropic.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Biography from the IEEE History Center retrieved 2011 Sept 28
- ^ Pedersen, Peder Oluf (1927). "The Propagation of Radio Waves along the Surface of the Earth and in the Atmosphere". Danmarks naturvidenskabelige Samfund. A (15a).
- ^ "Peder Oluf Pedersen". dtu.dk. DTU. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Person Record". tekhist.pastperfectonline. DTU Historie. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ISSN 1827-6121. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
External links
- Biography from PAST (Portal to Artifacts of Science and Technology)
- Photos from Polytech Photos
- Pedersen's gravestone
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