Alan Dower Blumlein (/ˈblʊmlaɪn/[1]; 29 June 1903 – 7 June 1942) was an English electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar.[2] He received 128 patents and was considered one of the most significant engineers and inventors of his time.[3][4]
He died during World War II, on 7 June 1942, aged 38, during the secret trial of an H2S airborne radar system then under development, when all on board the Halifax bomber in which he was flying were killed when it crashed at Welsh Bicknor in Herefordshire.[4]
^Blumlein, Alan (2020-06-24). Alan Dower Blumlein 2017 Technical Grammy Announcement - ITV News (Television production). Pronunciation by son happens at 3:12. Retrieved 2024-06-11 – via YouTube.
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^"Alan Blumlein – the man who invented stereo". AbbeyRoad. Retrieved 2009-05-18. In his short life, Blumlein devised over 120 patents and is considered one of the most significant engineers of his time.
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world. As the head of research at EMI, Schoenberg was AlanBlumlein's supervisor when Blumlein invented stereophonic sound in 1931. Schoenberg was awarded...
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