John Ambrose Fleming
English electrical engineer and physicist
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Sir John Ambrose Fleming FRS was an English electrical engineer and physicist who invented the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, designed the radio transmitter with which the first transatlantic radio transmission was made, and also... Wikipedia
Born: November 29, 1849, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Died: April 18, 1945 (age 95 years), Sidmouth, United Kingdom
Known for: Fleming's left hand rule; Fleming's right-hand rule; Fleming valve
Parents: Mary Ann Fleming and James Fleming DD
Awards: Hughes Medal, Albert Medal, IEEE Medal of Honor, and more