This is the list of inventors, scientist, discoverers, and those who formulated and developed significant contributions in the field of Communications Engineering. Without these brilliant people in history, the world is boring and unexciting.
The list of Important People in Communications Engineering
Invented the Leibniz wheel mechanical calculating machine in 1672
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Discovered the difference between conductors and insulators in 1729
Stephen Gray
Discovered Galvanic action in 1780
Luigi Galvani
Invented the electric dry cell in 1800
Alessandro Volta
Discovered infrared radiation in 1800
William Herschel
Discovered ultraviolet radiation in 1801
J W Jitter
Invented Optophone in 1817
E E Fournier d’ Albe
Discovered electromagnetism and invented galvanometer in 1820
Hans Christian Oersted
Discovered thermoelectricity in 1821
T J Seebeck
Developed Fourier analysis in 1828
Jean-Baptiste- Joseph Fourier
Formulated Ohm’s law 1826
George S. Ohm
Discovered electromagnetic induction in 1831
Michael Faraday
Invented the transformer in 1831
Michael Faraday
Invented the first computer with memory, control, arithmetic unit and I/O in 1833
Charles Babbage
Formulated the law of electrolysis in 1834
Michael Faraday
Invented telegraphy in 1837
Samuel Morse
Invented the electric motor in 1837
Thomas Davenport
Invented the magnetohydrodynamic battery in 1839
Michael Faraday
Discovered the photovoltaic effect in 1839
Edmond Becquerel
Invented the fuel cell in 1839
William Grove
Invented thermography in 1840
John Herschel
Invented the differential resistance measurer in 1843
Charles Wheatstone
Invented facsimile reproduction in 1843
Alexander Bain
Formulated KCL and KVL in 1845
Gustav Kirchhoff
Invented submarine cable insulation in 1847
Werner Siemens
Discovered magnetostriction in 1847
James Prescot Joule
Developed Boolean algebra in 1848
George Boole
Invented thermistor in 1850
Michael Faraday
Invented diaphragm type microphone in 1860
J P Reis
Invented the lead acid cell in 1860
Plante
Discovered the radio wave propagation in 1865
James Clerk Maxwell
Invented the Leclanche cell in 1868
George Leclanche
Invented the phonograph or gramophone in 1877
Thomas Alva Edison
Invented the carbon granule microphone transmitter using multiple loose contact in 1878
Henry Hunnings
Invented the electrocardiograph in 1887
Augustus Desire Waller
Invented the induction motor in 1888
Nikola Tesla
Invented the Strowger Automatic Telephone Exchange in 1889
Almon Brown Strowger
The first to study the possibility of waves traveling in hollow pipes or waveguides in 1893
Joseph John Thomson
Discovered X-rays in 1895
Wilhelm Roentgen
Patented wireless telegraphy in 1896
Guglielmo Marconi
Discovered electron in 1897
Joseph John Thomson
Invented Nickel-iron cell in 1900
Thomas Alva Edison
Discovered Heaviside – Kennelly layer in the upper atmosphere in 1901
Oliver Heaviside and Arthur Kennelly
Formulated the quantum theory in 1900
Max Planck
Invented synchronous induction motor in 1902
Ernst Danielson
Invented vacuum tube diode in 1904
John Ambrose Fleming
Formulated the theory of relativity in 1905
Albert Einstein
Conducted the first documented radio broadcasting of speech and music in 1906
Reginald Fessenden
Invented the VT triode in 1906
Lee De Forest
Invented goniometer in 1907
Alessandro Artom
Invented electric organ in 1908
Thadius Cahill
Discovered superconductivity in 1911
Kamerlingh Onnes
Developed single side band communication in 1915
J R Carson
Discovered Shot effect in 1918
W Schottky
Invented iconoscope in 1923
Vladimir Zworykin
Discovered ionosphere layer in 1925
Edward Appleton
Invented Tetrode in 1926
H J Round
Discovered the effect of negative feedback on amplifiers in 1927
H S Black
Invented pentode in 1928
Tellegen and Hoist
Conceptualized MOSFET in 1930
Julius Lilienfield
Discovered neutron in 1932
James Chadwick
Invented Frequency Modulation in 1933
E H Armstrong
Invented Ignitron in 1933
Westinghouse Co.
Conceptualized FET in 1935
Oskar Heil
Invented xerography in 1937
Chester Carlson
Invented cybernetics in 1940
Norbert Weiner
Developed ENIAC in 1943
Moore School
Developed EDVAC in 1947
University of Pennsylvania
Developed SEAC in 1948
National Bureau of Standards
Developed UNIVAC in 1947
Eckert and Mauchly
Invented the point-contact transistor in 1948
Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley
Invented holography in 1948
Dennis Gabor
Developed EDSAC in 1948
M V Wilkes
Invented floppy disks in 1950
Yoshire Nakamats
Invented pin diode in 1950
J I Nishizawa
Invented Digital Voltmeter in 1952
Andy Kay
Invented the tunnel diode in 1958
Leo Esaki
Invented LED in 1960
Allen and Gibbons
Invented ink jet printing process in 1963
R G Sweet
Invented DIP IC in 1964
Bryant Rogers
Invented computer mouse in 1965
Douglas Engelbart
Invented fiber optics communication in 1966
Kao and Hockham
Invented IMPATT diode in 1964
John and deLoach
Invented TRAPATT diode in 1967
Prager, Chang, and Weisbrod
Invented BARITT diode in 1968
G T Wright
Invented IC in 1958
Jack Kilby
Invented the IC Aluminum metallization in 1968
Robert Noyce
Invented the internet in 1969
ARPANET
Invented the UNIX operating system in 1970
Bell Labs, University of California
Invented the CCD in 1970
W S Boyle and G E Smith
Invented the video games in 1972
Magnavox
Invented the I2L integrated circuit in 1972
Hart and Slob
Invented CATT in 1974
Yu, Cady, and Tantrapon
Invented bar codes in 1974
Ad Hoc Committee of Grocery Industry
Invented VHS recorder in 1975
JVC
Invented Laser printer in 1975
IBM
Invented Betamax Video Recorder in 1975
Sony
Invented pocket TV receiver in 1977
Sinclair Radionics
Invented compact disc laser optical recording system in 1978
Philips
Invented fiber optic submarine cable in 1981
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