Alexander Popov
Russian physicist
Alexander Stepanovich Popov was a Russian physicist who was one of the first people to invent a radio receiving device.
Popov's work as a teacher at a Russian naval school led him to explore high-frequency electrical phenomena. Wikipedia
Born: March 16, 1859, Krasnoturyinsk, Russia
Died: January 13, 1906 (age 46 years), Saint Petersburg, Russia
Education: Saint Petersburg State University (1877–1882)
Siblings: Rafail Popov, Mariya Levitskaya, Kapitolina Diyeva, and more
Children: Ekaterina Popova-Kyandskaya and Raisa Popova
Parents: Stepan Popov
Known for: Radio