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Émile Baudot

French engineer (1845-1903) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 57

Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot was a French telegraph engineer and inventor of the first means of digital communication Baudot code. He was one of the pioneers of telecommunications. He invented a multiplexed printing telegraph system that used his code and allowed multiple transmissions over a single line.

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A typical day, 30 days to 23 September 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.

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Awards

Officer of the Legion of Honour1898
Knight's Cross of the Order of Franz Joseph
Knight of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus

About this person

The baud unit was named after him.

Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1845 to 1903 · aged 57