Arthur E. Kennelly

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Arthur E. Kennelly was a prominent electrical engineer and physicist known for his pioneering work in alternating current theory and radio science.

Aliases (1)
  • Arthur Edwin Kennelly ×2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf electrical engineer
human
physicist
awardReceived IEEE Edison Medal
IRE Medal of Honor
coAuthor Oliver Heaviside
contributedTo development of complex impedance methods
standardization of electrical units
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1861-12-17
dateOfDeath 1939-06-18
educatedAt University College London
employer Edison Laboratory
Harvard University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thomas A. Edison
familyName Kennelly
fieldOfWork alternating current theory
electrical engineering
physics
radio science
givenName Arthur
hasAcademicDiscipline electromagnetism
telecommunications engineering
influencedBy Thomas A. Edison
knownFor Kennelly–Heaviside layer
pioneering work in alternating current theory
pioneering work in radio science
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Institute of Radio Engineers
National Academy of Sciences
notableStudent Vannevar Bush
notableWork Kennelly–Heaviside layer theory
application of complex numbers to alternating current circuits
papers on the ionosphere and radio wave propagation
occupation university teacher
partOf history of electrical engineering
history of radio communication
placeOfBirth Colaba
placeOfDeath Boston
positionHeld professor of electrical engineering at Harvard University
professor of electrical engineering at MIT
sexOrGender male
workLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts
New York

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Heaviside–Kennelly layer
Kennelly–Heaviside layer theory ("Arthur Edwin Kennelly")
namedAfter
Kennelly
hasNotableBearer
Edison Medal
hasRecipient
Kennelly–Heaviside layer theory ("Arthur Edwin Kennelly")
proposedBy

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