John Ambrose Fleming

John Ambrose Fleming

English electrical engineer and physicist (1849–1945)

Died aged 95SagittariusUnited Kingdom

Biography

Sir John Ambrose Fleming (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was an English 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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Career highlights

Career & roles

  • president of the Royal Television Society

Employers / organisations

  • University College London
  • University of Nottingham

Awards & honours (8)

  • Fellow of the Royal Society
  • IEEE Medal of Honor
  • Hughes Medal
  • Faraday Medal
  • Albert Medal
  • Franklin Medal
  • Knight Bachelor
  • Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize

Quick answers about John Ambrose Fleming

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John Ambrose Fleming died on April 18, 1945 at the age of 95.
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John Ambrose Fleming was born on November 29, 1849.
Where was John Ambrose Fleming born?
John Ambrose Fleming was born in Lancaster.
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John Ambrose Fleming's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
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John Ambrose Fleming is a citizen of United Kingdom.
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John Ambrose Fleming is known as inventor, physicist, university teacher, electrical engineer.

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