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NOVEMBER 29 marked the centenary of the birth of Sir Ambrose Fleming, who died as recently as 1945, at the age of ninety-five. Although Fleming is best known to the public for his invention in 1904 of the 'Oscillation valve', the forerunner of the modern radio valve, he has other claims to be counted among the pioneers of radio. He was, in fact, the designer of the powerful transmitting station which, in December 1901, sent the first signals across the Atlantic, and, as scientific adviser to the Marconi Co. from 1899 onwards, he made many other important contributions during the early years of wireless communication. To commemorate the centenary of his birth, the Science Museum, South Kensington, London, is exhibiting, for two weeks from November 29, Fleming's original valve, and also on view is a collection of the original lamps and valves which he used in his early researches.
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Sir Ambrose Fleming, F.R.S. (1849–1945). Nature 164, 948 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/164948a0
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