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Aleksandr Popov — Age & Birthday

Born: 4 March 1859 · Died: 31 December 1905 · Age at death: 46

How old was Aleksandr Popov when he died?

Aleksandr Popov died aged 46. He was born on 4 March 1859 and died on 31 December 1905.

Russian physicist who was a pioneer of radio communication

Did you know?He demonstrated his lightning detector, which evolved into a radio receiver, shortly before Guglielmo Marconi filed his first patent.

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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Age at death: 46
Years since death: 120

Born: March 4, 1859 · Krasnoturyinsk, Russia
Died: December 31, 1905
Cause of death: Cerebral hemorrhage
Nationality: Russian
Known for: Science, Technology

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