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Oliver Lodge

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British physicist (1851-1940)

United KingdomScientistsLived 1851 to 1940 · aged 89
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Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge was an English physicist and electrical engineer whose investigations into electromagnetic radiation (EMR) contributed to the development of radio. He identified EMR independent of Heinrich Hertz's proof.

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Lodge, c. 1910-1915Lodge, c. 1910-1915Oliver Lodge's youngest son, Raymond, was killed in World War I. Oliver believed he had succeeded in contacting Raymond in the afterlife.Oliver Lodge's youngest son, Raymond, was killed in World War I. Oliver believed he had succeeded in contacting Raymond in the afterlife.Lodge keeping fit at his home, 1930.Lodge keeping fit at his home, 1930.Sir Oliver Lodge by John Bernard Munns, 1923Sir Oliver Lodge by John Bernard Munns, 1923

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2007National Inventors Hall of Fame
1932Faraday Medal
1919Albert Medal
1902Knight Bachelor
1898Rumford Medal
1887Fellow of the Royal Society

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Charles Algernon ParsonsAlso won Faraday MedalÉtienne-Louis MalusAlso won Rumford MedalJoseph WhitworthAlso won Albert MedalWilliam MurdochAlso won Rumford MedalWilliam Armstrong, 1st Baron ArmstrongAlso won Albert MedalElihu ThomsonAlso won Faraday Medal

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Sir Oliver Joseph Lodge was an English physicist and electrical engineer whose investigations into electromagnetic radiation (EMR) contributed to the development of radio. He identified EMR independent of Heinrich Hertz's proof. In his 1894 Royal Institution lecture, The Work of Hertz and Some of His Successors, Lodge's demonstrations on methods to transmit and detect radio waves included an improved early radio receiver he named the coherer. His work led to him holding key patents in early radio communication, his "syntonic" patents.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1851 to 1940 · aged 89
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