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John Ambrose Fleming
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English electrical engineer and physicist (1849-1945)
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John Ambrose Fleming (1849–1945) was a British inventor, physicist, university teacher, and electrical engineer. Born in Lancaster and educated at University College London and St John's College, he worked in the fields of electrical engineering, diodes, valve amplifiers, and electric power converters. Fleming served as a member of the Royal Society and was employed by University College London and the University of Nottingham. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physics and received the IEEE Medal of Honor, Hughes Medal, and Faraday Medal.
Fleming’s doctoral advisor was Frederick Guthrie, and he studied under Charles Darwin and James Clerk Maxwell. He wrote in English and authored nine works, including *The Principles Of Electric Wave Telegraphy* and *An Elementary Manual of Radiotelegraphy and Radiotelephony for Students and Operators*. His writings also include *Alternate Current Transformer in Theory and Practice; Volume 1*. Fleming died in Sidmouth.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 9
Top works
- The Principles Of Electric Wave Telegraphy
- Propagation of Electric Currents in Telephone & Telegraph Conductors
- An Elementary Manual of Radiotelegraphy and Radiotelephony for Students and Operators
- Elementary Manual of Radiotelegraphy and Radiotelephony for Students and Operators
- Alternate Current Transformer in Theory and Practice; Volume 1
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,214x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,472x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,863x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,503x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,110x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1849-11-29 ) 29 November 1849, Lancaster , England
- Died
- 18 April 1945 (1945-04-18) (aged 95), Sidmouth , England, UK
- Education
- University College School
- Alma mater
- University of London ( BSc , DSc ) Royal College of Science St John's College, Cambridge ( BA )
- Known for
- Fleming valve Fleming's left-hand rule Fleming's right-hand rule
- Spouses
- Clara Pratt ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1887 ; died 1917 ) Olive May Franks ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1928 )
- Relatives
- Ellen Ranyard (maternal aunt) Edward White (maternal uncle)
- Awards
- Hughes Medal (1910) Albert Medal (1921) Faraday Medal (1928) Duddell Medal and Prize (1930) IRE Medal of Honor (1933) Franklin Medal (1935)
- Fields
- Electrical engineering physics
- Institutions
- University College London (1885–1926)
- Academic advisors
- Edward Frankland James Clerk Maxwell
- Notable students
- Harold Barlow Balthasar van der Pol
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Encyclopedic overview
Sir John Ambrose Fleming (29 November 1849 – 18 April 1945) was a British electrical engineer and physicist. He is known for inventing the vacuum tube radio transmitter—with which the first transatlantic radio transmission was made—and establishing the right-hand rule used in physics.
Biography
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