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Lucien Lévy

French physicist and engineer (1892-1965) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 73

Lucien Lévy was a French radio engineer and radio receiver manufacturer. He invented the superheterodyne method of amplifying radio signals, used in almost all AM radio receivers.

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His patent claim was at first disallowed in the United States in favour of the American Edwin Howard Armstrong, but on appeal Lévy's claim as inventor was accepted in the US.

Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1892 to 1965 · aged 73