Alan Blumlein
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Alan Dower Blumlein (29 June 1903 – 7 June 1942) was an English electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar.[1] He received 128 patents and was considered one of the most significant engineers and inventors of his time.[2][3]
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Alan Dower Blumlein | |
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Born | (1903-06-29)29 June 1903 Hampstead, London, England |
Died | 7 June 1942(1942-06-07) (aged 38) Welsh Bicknor, Herefordshire, England |
Education | Highgate School Imperial College London |
Occupation | Electronic engineer |
Employer | EMI |
Spouse | Doreen Lane |
Children | Simon Blumlein David Blumlein |
Parent(s) | Semmy Blumlein Jessie Dower |
Engineering career | |
Projects | H2S radar |
Significant design | Ultra–Linear amplifier |
Significant advance | Stereophonic sound television |
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He died during World War II, on 7 June 1942, aged 38, during the secret trial of an H2S airborne radar system then under development, when all on board the Halifax bomber in which he was flying were killed when it crashed at Welsh Bicknor in Herefordshire.[3]