Ernst Alexanderson

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electrical engineer inventor person radio pioneer television pioneer

Ernst Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and pioneer in radio and television technology, best known for developing early high-frequency alternators used in long-distance radio communication.

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instanceOf electrical engineer ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
person ⓘ
radio pioneer ⓘ
television pioneer ⓘ
associatedWith early broadcast television demonstrations ⓘ
long-wave radio stations ⓘ
citizenship Sweden ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
contributedTo mechanical television systems ⓘ
transatlantic radio communication ⓘ
very low frequency radio transmission ⓘ
designed high-frequency alternators for radio ⓘ
developed Alexanderson alternator ⓘ
employer General Electric ⓘ
familyName Alexanderson ⓘ
fieldOfWork electrical engineering ⓘ
radio engineering ⓘ
television technology ⓘ
givenName Ernst ⓘ
hasInnovation continuous-wave radio transmission using alternators ⓘ
influenced development of global wireless communication ⓘ
knownAs pioneer in radio technology ⓘ
pioneer in television technology ⓘ
legacy key figure in early 20th-century communications engineering ⓘ
name Ernst Alexanderson self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
Swedish ⓘ
notableFor development of high-frequency alternators ⓘ
early television experiments ⓘ
long-distance radio communication ⓘ
occupation electrical engineer ⓘ
inventor ⓘ
patentHolder radio transmission technologies ⓘ
television-related inventions ⓘ
usedTechnologyIn long-distance wireless telegraphy ⓘ
workedAt General Electric ⓘ
surface form: GE Research Laboratory

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Alexanderson alternator → inventor → Ernst Alexanderson ⓘ
Grimeton Radio Station → designedBy → Ernst Alexanderson ⓘ
associated with UNESCO World Heritage Site Grimeton Radio Station → namedAfter → Ernst Alexanderson ⓘ
subject surface form: Alexanderson alternator
associated with UNESCO World Heritage Site Grimeton Radio Station → developedBy → Ernst Alexanderson ⓘ
subject surface form: Alexanderson alternator