Mihajlo Pupin

Also known as Michael I. Pupin, Michael Pupin, Michael Idvorsky Pupin, Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin

Serbian-American physicist, physical chemist and philanthropist (1858–1935)

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Born: Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin , ( 1858-10-04 ) October 4, 1858, Idvor , Austrian Empire , (now Serbia )
Died: March 12, 1935 (1935-03-12) (aged 76), New York City , U.S.
Resting place: Woodlawn Cemetery , New York City
Other name: Michael Pupin
Citizenship: Austria (1858–1883) United States (1883–1935)
Alma mater: Columbia University ( BA , 1883) University of Cambridge (no degree) University of Berlin ( PhD , 1889)
Known for: Pupin coils (1899)

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Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin (Serbian Cyrillic: Михајло Идворски Пупин, pronounced [miˈxǎjlo ˈîdʋoɾski ˈpǔpin]; October 4, 1858 – March 12, 1935), also known as Michael Pupin, was a Serbian-American electrical engineer, physicist and inventor.

Pupin is best known for his numerous patents, including a means of greatly extending the range of long-distance telephone communication by placing loading coils (of wire) at predetermined intervals along the transmitting wire (known as "pupinization"). Pupin was a founding member of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) on 3 March 1915, which later became NASA, and he participated in the founding of American Mathematical Society and American Physical Society.