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Alan Gordon-Finlay
British engineer (1890–1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alan Gordon-Finlay (8 June 1890 – 6 June 1959) was a British engineer and inventor of Scottish descent born in Australia.[1] He is best known for having co-created the Filene-Finlay (incorrectly spelled Findlay) simultaneous interpretation system at the League of Nations in Geneva after the First World War,[2][3] the first of its kind and the fore-runner to modern interpretation systems in use throughout the world today. A patent was purchased by IBM in 1930, taking it to global production.[4]
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Born | Alan Gordon-Finlay (1890-06-08)8 June 1890 Turramurra, Australia |
Died | 6 June 1959(1959-06-06) (aged 68) Uckfield, England |
Resting place | St. Dunstan's Church, Mayfield |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Lausanne University |
Known for | Simultaneous Interpretation System |
Spouse | Florence Mary Gallagher |
Children | June and Dione |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Electrical engineering, Simultaneous Interpretation |
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