Constantin Zablovschi (16 July 1882, in

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– 3 May 1967, in

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) was a Romanian engineer and pioneer in the field of telecommunications.

Biography

Zablovschi studied at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the

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(now

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) Berlin, and obtained the title of

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. Upon returning to

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, he dedicated his career to the development of

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communications, becoming one of the first specialists in this field in the country. He contributed to the establishment of the first

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and the development of the national radiocommunication network. Zablovschi was involved in the establishment and development of the

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. He was also involved in various projects and experiments related to radiocommunications, including establishing the first transcontinental radio links between

and other countries. In the 1930s, Zablovschi achieved a remarkable feat in the field of telecommunications by establishing a transatlantic radio link between

and

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. Utilizing modern radio technology of the time, Zablovschi oversaw the design and implementation of sophisticated antenna systems, coordinated radio frequencies, and optimized signal strength and quality over vast distances. He died in 1967 in

, aged 84. A street in the city's Sector 1 is named after him.

References

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