| From immigrant to inventor. By: Michael Pupin Contributor(s): Pupin, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1542922461 ISBN-13: 9781542922463 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $20.38 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 8.5" W x 11" (2.08 lbs) 410 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin Ph.D., LL.D., pronounced 9 October 1858 - 12 March 1935), also known as Michael I. Pupin was a Serbian American physicist and physical chemist. Pupin is best known for his numerous patents, including a means of greatly extending the range of long-distance telephone communication by placing loading coils (of wire) at predetermined intervals along the transmitting wire (known as "pupinization"). Pupin was a founding member of National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) on 3 March 1915, which later became NASA. |