Which Happened First?

Émile Baudot

Émile Baudot
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Jean-Maurice-Émile Baudot was a French telegraph engineer and inventor of the first means of digital communication Baudot code. He was one of the pioneers of telecommunications. He invented a multiplexed printing telegraph system that used his code and allowed multiple transmissions over a single line.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Élie MetchnikoffMay 3, 1845 – July 2, 1916
  2. Émile Baudot (this page)September 11, 1845 – March 28, 1903
  3. Gabriel LippmannAugust 16, 1845 – July 13, 1921
  4. Gustaf de LavalMay 9, 1845 – February 2, 1913
  5. Ivan PuliuiFebruary 2, 1845 – January 31, 1918
  6. Peter Carl FabergéMay 30, 1846 – September 24, 1920

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