John Ambrose Fleming
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1849-00-00
- Died
- 1945-01-01
- 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 200,169x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 41,509x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,302x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 34,187x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 28,819x
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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
Key dates
- Born
- 1849
- Died
- 1 January 1945
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Fleming
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Lancaster
- Place of death
- Sidmouth
- Occupation
- electrical engineer
- Employer
- University of Nottingham
- Languages spoken
- English language
Article
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.
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