Peder Oluf Pedersen
Peder Oluf Pedersen (Sig, Varde, June 19, 1874 - Copenhagen, August 30, 1941) was a Danish engineer and physicist. He is especially known for his collaboration with Valdemar Poulsen in the development of the telegraph and the Poulsen arch transmitter. biography
Pederson was the only son of Danish farmer Peder Pedersen and Anne Villadsen. In 1889 he sent to Danish king Christiaan IX some proposals for a perpetual mobile and a calculator. The king was so impressed that, after the necessary pre-education, he was allowed to study at the Royal Danish Technological University in Copenhagen at a royal scholarship. In 1897 he succeeded in cum laude in civil engineering.
Soon, Pedersen became interested in electrical engineering research to become a partner of Poulsen in 1899 with his inventions of the telegraph and the arc lamp transmitter. Pedersen was the theoreticist and Poulsen, the creative brain. In 1909 he was appointed assistant professor of telegraphy, telephony and radio at the Technical University, to become a professor in 1912 professor, in 1922 director and from 1933 to become a rector at this university.
Pedersen published a large number of documents on scientific issues such as electrophysics and electrical engineering, mainly about experiments he performed. Recognition
Pedersen was a member of various national and international scientific organizations, including the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences, the American Institute of Electrical Engineers (AIEE) and the Department of Electrical Engineers (IEE) of Great Britain.
For the merit of his work, he should receive the following important awards:
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