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Aleksander Stepanovich Popov
Alexander Stepanovich Popov (sometimes spelled Popoff; ; – ) was a Russian physicist who was one of the first people to invent a radio receiving device. declassified 8 January 2008 Popov's work as a teacher at a Russian naval school led him to explore high-frequency electrical phenomena. On 7 May 1895, he presented a paper on a wireless lightning detector he had built that worked via using a coherer to detect radio noise from lightning strikes. This day is celebrated today in Russia as Radio Day. In a 24 March 1896 demonstration, he transmitted radio signals 250 meters between different campus buildings in St. Petersburg. His work was based on that of another physicist, Oliver Lodge, and contemporaneous with the work of Guglielmo Marconi. Early life Born in the town of Krasnoturinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast, in the Urals as the son of a priest, he became interested in natural sciences when he was a child. His father wanted Alexander to join the priesthood and sent him to the Sem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popov
Popov (; masculine), or Popova (; feminine), is a common Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian and Serbian surname. Derived from a Slavonic word ''pop'' (, "priest"). The fourth most common Russian surname, it may refer to: * Alek Popov (born 1966), Bulgarian writer *Alexander Popov (other) * Aleksei Popov (other) *Anatoly Popov (born 1960), Russian politician, Prime Minister of Chechnya * Andrei Popov (other) * Angel Popov (born 1979), Bulgarian-born Qatari weightlifter * Apostol Popov (born 1982), Bulgarian football defender * Blagoy Popov (1902–1968) * Boris Popov (born 1941), Russian water polo player *Christo Popov (born 2002), Bulgarian-born French badminton player * Denis Popov (born 1979), Russian football player and manager * Denis Popov, (born 2002) Russian football player * Denys Popov (born 1999), Ukrainian football player * Dilyana Popova (born 1981), Bulgarian actress and model * Dimitar Popov (born 1970), Bulgarian footballer * Dimitar Ivan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |