Alan Blumlein

English electronics engineer (1903-1942)
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Alan Blumlein

Summary

Alan Blumlein is a human[1]. His place of birth was Hampstead[2]. He was born on +1903-06-29T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in Welsh Bicknor[4]. He died on +1942-06-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an inventor[6], audio engineer[7], electrical engineer[8], and engineer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Alan Blumlein was born in Hampstead[2].
  • Alan Blumlein passed away in Welsh Bicknor[4].
  • Alan Blumlein was born on +1903-06-29T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Alan Blumlein died on +1942-06-07T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Alan Blumlein is buried at Golders Green Crematorium[11].
  • Alan Blumlein held citizenship in United Kingdom[12].
  • English was Alan Blumlein's native language[13].
  • Alan Blumlein's professions included inventor[6].
  • Alan Blumlein's professions included audio engineer[7].
  • Alan Blumlein's professions included electrical engineer[8].
  • Alan Blumlein worked as an engineer[9].
  • Alan Blumlein's field of work was telephony[14].
  • Alan Blumlein's field of work was sound recording process[15].
  • Alan Blumlein's field of work was television[16].
  • Alan Blumlein's field of work was radiolocation[17].
  • Alan Blumlein's field of work was circuit design[18].
  • Alan Blumlein was employed by City and Guilds of London Institute[19].
  • Alan Blumlein was employed by Standard Telephones and Cables[20].
  • Alan Blumlein was employed by Western Electric[21].
  • Among Alan Blumlein's employers was EMI[22].
  • Alan Blumlein was educated at Highgate School[23].
  • Alan Blumlein was educated at Imperial College London[24].
  • Alan Blumlein was educated at Abbotsholme School[25].
  • Alan Blumlein is recorded as male[26].
  • Alan Blumlein's instance of is recorded as human[27].

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Origins and Family

Alan Blumlein's place of birth was Hampstead[2]. He was born on +1903-06-29T00:00:00Z[3]. English was his native language[13].

Education

Educated at Highgate School[23], an independent school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1565[30]; Imperial College London[24], a public research university[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1907[33], headquartered in South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London[34]; and Abbotsholme School[25], an independent school[35], in United Kingdom[36], founded in 1889[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include inventor[6], audio engineer[7], electrical engineer[8], and engineer[9]. Fields of work include telephony[14], a field of work[38]; sound recording process[15]; television[16], a type of mass media[39]; radiolocation[17]; and circuit design[18], a field of study[40]. Employers include City and Guilds of London Institute[19], a vocational education institution[41], in United Kingdom[42], founded in 1878[43], headquartered in London[44]; Standard Telephones and Cables[20], a business[45], founded in 1917[46], headquartered in London[47]; Western Electric[21], a business[48], in United States[49], founded in 1869[50], headquartered in New York City[51]; and EMI[22], a business[52], in United Kingdom[53], founded in 1931[54], headquartered in London[55].

Death and Burial

Alan Blumlein died on +1942-06-07T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Welsh Bicknor[4]. The cause of death was aviation accident[56]. Burial took place at Golders Green Crematorium[11].

Why It Matters

Alan Blumlein ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #7,243 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

He is credited with the discovery of long-tailed pair[59].

FAQs

Where was Alan Blumlein born?

Born in Hampstead[2], Alan Blumlein…

Where did Alan Blumlein die?

Alan Blumlein passed away in Welsh Bicknor[4].

What did Alan Blumlein do for work?

Alan Blumlein worked as inventor[6], audio engineer[7], electrical engineer[8], and engineer[9].

Where did Alan Blumlein go to school?

Alan Blumlein was educated at Highgate School[23], Imperial College London[24], and Abbotsholme School[25].

What did Alan Blumlein discover?

Alan Blumlein is credited as discoverer of long-tailed pair[59].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
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  6. [23] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  7. [24] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  8. [25] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  20. [20] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  21. [21] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  22. [22] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  23. [11] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  24. [56] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.
  26. [5] . The Life and Times of A.D. Blumlein (2006 reprint). wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [59] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  27. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  28. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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