Alexanderson alternator

electromechanical generator of high-frequency, high-power current for radio transmitters
Place invention Q1494346
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Alexanderson alternator

Summary

Alexanderson alternator is an invention[1]. It draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (invention category, ranking #23 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alexanderson alternator is credited with the discovery of Ernst Alexanderson[3].
  • Alexanderson alternator's image is recorded as Alexanderson Alternator.jpg[4].
  • Alexanderson alternator's instance of is recorded as invention[5].
  • Ernst Alexanderson is named after Alexanderson alternator[6].
  • Alexanderson alternator's subclass of is recorded as alternator[7].
  • Alexanderson alternator's has use is recorded as radio transmitter[8].
  • Alexanderson alternator's Commons category is recorded as Alexanderson and Goldschmidt alternators[9].
  • +1904-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alexanderson alternator[10].
  • Alexanderson alternator's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04prg_[11].
  • Alexanderson alternator's service entry is recorded as +1910-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Alexanderson alternator's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777944090[13].
  • Alexanderson alternator's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 30344[14].

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Designation and Status

Alexanderson alternator's instance of is recorded as invention[5].

History and Context

+1904-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Alexanderson alternator[10]. Ernst Alexanderson is named after it[6].

Why It Matters

Alexanderson alternator draws 60 Wikipedia views per month (invention category, ranking #23 of 40).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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