Lloyd Espenschied
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| Lloyd Espenschied | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1889 St. Louis, Missouri |
| Died | June 1, 1986 (aged 97) Flushing, New York |
| Residence | United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Electrical engineering |
| Notable awards | IEEE Medal of Honor |
Lloyd Espenschied (27 April 1889 – June 1, 1986) was an American electrical engineer who invented the modern coaxial cable with Herman Andrew Affel.[1]
[edit] Biography
He was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 27, 1889.[1]
In 1901 he moved to Brooklyn, New York. He became an amateur radio operator in 1904 and later worked for the United Wireless Telegraph Company. He graduated from the Pratt Institute in 1909 and then worked as an engineer for Telefunken Wireless Telegraph Company.[2]
In 1916 while at Bell Telephone Laboratories he developed the first modern coaxial cable with Herman Affel.[2][3]
He died on June 1, 1986 at a nursing home in Holmdel, New Jersey.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Lloyd Espnschied, One Of The Inventors Of The Coaxial Cable". New York Times. July 4, 1986. http://www.nytimes.com/1986/07/04/obituaries/lloyd-espnschied-one-of-the-inventors-of-the-coaxial-cable.html. Retrieved 2011-11-18. "Lloyd Espenschied, co-inventor of the coaxial cable, which paved the way for television transmission, died June 21 at a nursing home in Holmdel, N.J. He was 97 years old and lived in Kew Gardens, Queens."
- ^ a b "Lloyd Espenschied". IEEE. http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Lloyd_Espenschied. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "Lloyd Espenschied Papers". Smithsonian Institution. http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!140064!0. Retrieved 2011-11-18. "Espenschied was born in St. Louis and graduated from Pratt Institute in electrical engineering, 1909; on staff of the Telefunken Wireless Telegraph Company, 1909-10; worked for American Telephone and Telegraph Company in various capacities, 1910-34; directed high-frequency transmission development for Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1934-37. ..."
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