Ernst Alexanderson
Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanderson (January 25, 1878 – May 14, 1975) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who was a pioneer in radio and television development. He invented the Alexanderson alternator, an early radio transmitter used between 1906 and the 1930s for longwave long distance radio transmission. Alexanderson also created the amplidyne, a direct current amplifier used during the Second World War for controlling anti-aircraft guns.
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Alexanderson circa 1920 | |
| Born | January 25, 1878 Uppsala, Sweden |
| Died | May 14, 1975 (aged 97) Schenectady, New York, United States |
| Nationality | Swedish |
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| Fields | Electrical engineering |
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