Peder Oluf Pedersen

Peder Oluf Pedersen
Born	19 June 1874(1874-06-19) Sig, Varde, Denmark
Died	30 August 1941(1941-08-30) (aged 67) Copenhagen, Denmark
Residence	Denmark
Nationality	Danish
Fields	Physicist
Institutions	College of Advanced Technology
Alma mater	College of Advanced Technology
Known for	Wire recording, the arc converter (both in collaboration with Valdemar Poulsen)
Notable awards	Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Gold Medal (1907) H. C. Ørsted Medal (1928) IRE Medal of Honor (1930)
Spouse	Maria Theodora Lihme (m. 1899)

Peder Oluf Pedersen (19 June 1874 – 30 August 1941) was a Danish engineer and physicist. He is notable for his work on electrotechnology and his cooperation with Valdemar Poulsen on the developmental work on the telegraphone and the Poulsen Arc Transmitter.

Pedersen became a professor of telegraphy, telephony and radio in 1912.^[1] He became principal of the College of Advanced Technology (Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt) in 1922, a title he held until his death. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and was a member of the British Institution of Electrical Engineers. In 1915 he became a Fellow of the Institute of Radio Engineers.^[1]

See also

• Tikker

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Biography from the IEEE History Center retrieved 2011 Sept 28

External links

• Biography from PAST (Portal to Artifacts of Science and Technology)
• Photos from Polytech Photos
• Pedersen's gravestone

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Name	Pedersen, Peder Oluf
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Date of birth	19 June 1874
Place of birth	Sig, Varde, Denmark
Date of death	30 August 1941
Place of death	Copenhagen, Denmark