electrical engineer
/ɪ'lɛktrɪkəl_,ɛndʒə'nir/
Definition that contains electrical engineer
- bush United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974)
- shannon United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)
- tesla United States electrical engineer and inventor (born in Croatia but of Serbian descent) who discovered the principles of alternating currents and developed the first alternating-current induction motor and the Tesla coil and several forms of oscillators (1856-1943)
- sinclair English electrical engineer who founded a company that introduced many innovative products (born in 1940)
- thomson United States electrical engineer (born in England) who in 1892 formed a company with Thomas Edison (1853-1937)
- marconi Italian electrical engineer who invented wireless telegraphy and in 1901 transmitted radio signals across the Atlantic Ocean (1874-1937)
- dolby United States electrical engineer who devised the Dolby system used to reduce background noise in tape recording
- kennelly United States electrical engineer noted for his work on the theory of alternating currents; independently of Oliver Heaviside he discovered the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1861-1939)
- siemens German electrical engineer (1816-1892)
- telecommunication (often plural) the branch of electrical engineering concerned with the technology of electronic communication at a distance