Paul Neill (September 6, 1882 – October 1968) was an American
electrical engineer
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at
Bell Labs
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in the 1940s. He is credited with helping to invent the
TNC and
Type N connectors used for
microwave
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and
RF communications. He joined Bell in 1916 after spending 12 years at the
Westinghouse Electric Company
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. He retired from Bell on September 30, 1947.
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RF connector
An RF connector (radio frequency connector) is an electrical connector designed to work at radio frequencies in the multi-megahertz range.
RF connectors are typically used with coaxial cables and are designed to maintain the shielding that t ...
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Carl Concelman
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1882 births
1968 deaths
Scientists at Bell Labs
American electrical engineers
20th-century American inventors
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