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John Ambrose Fleming

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English electrical engineer and physicist (1849-1945)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1849 to 1945 · aged 95
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Sir John Ambrose Fleming was a British electrical engineer and physicist. He is known for inventing the vacuum tube radio transmitter - with which the first transatlantic radio transmission was made - and establishing the right-hand rule used in physics.

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Fleming in 1906Fleming in 1906

Awards 8

1935Franklin Medal
1933IEEE Medal of Honor
1930Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize
1928Faraday Medal
1921Albert Medal
1910Hughes Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight Bachelor

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Irving LangmuirAlso won Hughes MedalRobert NoyceAlso won Faraday MedalGodfrey HounsfieldAlso won Dennis Gabor Medal and PrizeHerbert KroemerAlso won IEEE Medal of HonorJames DewarAlso won Albert MedalPaul LangevinAlso won Hughes Medal

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1849 to 1945 · aged 95
Written about in
30 languages

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