# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/edwin-albert-link
# Generated: 2026-08-13T05:57:24.389Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/edwin-albert-link"
name: "Edwin Albert Link"
slug: "edwin-albert-link"
description: "Edwin Albert Link was an American inventor, entrepreneur and pioneer in aviation, underwater archaeology, and submersibles. He invented the flight simulator, which was called the \"Blue Box\" or \"Link Trainer\". It was commercialized in 1929, starting a now multibillion-dollar industry. In total, he obtained more than 27 patents for aeronautics, navigation and oceanographic equipment."
tagline: "American inventor and underwater diver (1904–1981)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Edwin_Link.jpg"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Scientists"
  slug: "scientists"
profileType:
  name: "Scientist"
  slug: "scientist"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1904-07-26"
deathDate: "1981-09-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             7.826086956521738
  historical:           5.486466666666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "Edwin Albert Link"
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    title: "ادوین آلبرت لینک"
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  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Albert_Link"
    title: "Edwin Albert Link"
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  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Albert_Link"
    title: "Edwin Albert Link"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump