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Aleksandr Popov

Born on March 4, 1859

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Alexander Stepanovich Popov (sometimes spelled Popoff; Russian: Александр Степанович Попов; 16 March 1859 – 13 January 1906) was a Russian physicist who was one of the first people to invent a radio receiving device.

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