Peder Oluf Pedersen
Peder Oluf Pedersen (19 June 1874 – 30 August 1941) was a Danish engineer and physicist. He is notable for his work on electrotechnology and his cooperation with Valdemar Poulsen on the developmental work on Wire recorders, which he called a telegraphone, and the arc converter known as the Poulsen Arc Transmitter.
Peder Oluf Pedersen | |
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| Born | 19 June 1874 |
| Died | 30 August 1941 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Alma mater | College of Advanced Technology |
| Known for | Wire recording, the arc converter (both in collaboration with Valdemar Poulsen) |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Theodora Lihme (m. 1899)(1871-1930) Emma Clausen Gad (1902-1997) |
| Children | Kai Oluf Pedersen (1901-1991) (scientist) Ellen Margrethe Charlotte Pedersen (1903-1979) married to Børge Jessen (both mathematicians) Gunnar Pedersen (1905-1997) Director General of The Postal and Telegraph Directorate Inger Margrethe Pedersen, married name Krøncke (1909-1997) (author) 3 children with his second wife |
| Awards | Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Gold Medal (1907) H. C. Ørsted Medal (1928) IRE Medal of Honor (1930) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | College of Advanced Technology |
Pedersen became a professor of telegraphy, telephony and radio in 1912.[1] He became principal of the College of Advanced Technology (Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt) in 1922, a title he held until his death. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and was a member of the British Institution of Electrical Engineers. In 1915 he became a Fellow of the Institute of Radio Engineers.[1]
See also
External links
- Biography from PAST (Portal to Artifacts of Science and Technology)
- Photos from Polytech Photos
- Pedersen's gravestone
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