Alan Blumlein

Alan Dower Blumlein (29 June 1903 – 7 June 1942) was an English electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar. He received 128 patents and was considered one of the most significant engineers and inventors of his time.

Alan Dower Blumlein
Blumlein in 1931 or 1932
Born(1903-06-29)29 June 1903
Hampstead, London, England
Died7 June 1942(1942-06-07) (aged 38)
Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire, England
EducationHighgate School
Imperial College London
OccupationElectronic engineer
EmployerEMI
SpouseDoreen Lane
ChildrenSimon Blumlein
David Blumlein
Parent(s)Semmy Blumlein
Jessie Dower
Engineering career
ProjectsH2S radar
Significant designUltra–Linear amplifier
Significant advanceStereophonic sound
television

He died during World War II, on 7 June 1942, aged 38, during the secret trial of an H2S airborne radar system then under development, when all on board the Halifax bomber in which he was flying were killed when it crashed at Welsh Bicknor in Herefordshire.

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