Which Happened First?

Ernst Alexanderson

Ernst Alexanderson
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Ernst Frederick Werner Alexanderson was a Swedish-American electrical engineer and inventor who was a pioneer in radio development. He invented the Alexanderson alternator, an early radio transmitter used between 1906 and the 1930s for longwave long distance radio transmission.

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Who was born first?

Timeline

  1. Arthur ScherbiusOctober 20, 1878 – May 13, 1929
  2. Ernst Alexanderson (this page)January 25, 1878 – May 14, 1975
  3. Franz ReicheltOctober 16, 1878 – February 4, 1912
  4. Glenn CurtissMay 21, 1878 – July 23, 1930
  5. Lillian Moller GilbrethMay 24, 1878 – January 2, 1972
  6. Hovannes AdamianFebruary 5, 1879 – September 12, 1932

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