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Valdemar Poulsen

Valdemar Poulsen
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Valdemar Poulsen was a Danish engineer and inventor who developed a magnetic wire recorder called the telegraphone in 1898.

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Timeline

  1. Charles Thomson Rees WilsonFebruary 14, 1869 – November 15, 1959
  2. Élie CartanApril 9, 1869 – May 6, 1951
  3. Hans SpemannJune 27, 1869 – September 12, 1941
  4. Nils Gustaf DalénNovember 30, 1869 – December 9, 1937
  5. Stanisław WojciechowskiMarch 15, 1869 – April 9, 1953
  6. Valdemar Poulsen (this page)November 23, 1869 – July 23, 1942

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