Alexander Muirhead (1848-1920) Born Saltoun, East Lothian, Scotland was an electrical engineer specialising in wireless telegraphy. 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... West Saltoun East Saltoun and West Saltoun are villages in East Lothian, Scotland. ... East Lothian (Lodainn an Ear in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... An engineers degree is an academic degree which is intermediate in rank between a masters degree and a doctorate; it is occasionally to be encountered in the United States in technical fields. ... Wireless telegraphy is the practice of remote writing (see telegraphy) without the wires normally involved in an electrical telegraph. ...

He studied for his Bachelor of Science at University College London and then DSc (in electricity) at St Bartholomew's Hospital 1869-1872 where he is credited with recording the first human electrocardiogram. A Bachelor of Science (B.S., B.Sc. ... University College London, commonly known as UCL, or simply UC is one of the colleges that makes up the University of London. ... DSC is an initialism or abbreviation for: DCS1800 — European PCS frequencies in the 1800 MHz range. ... The King Henry VIII Gate at Barts, which was constructed in 1702. ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1872 (MDCCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Lead II An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG, abbreviated from the German Elektrokardiogramm) is a graphic produced by an electrocardiograph, which records the electrical activity of the heart over time. ...

He was scientific adviser to his father's company, Latimer Clark, Muirhead & Co., designing precision instruments, and with H A Taylor patented a method of duplexing wireless signals for use in submarine cables. A duplex communication system is a system composed of two connected parties or devices which can communicate with one another in both directions. ... Cross-section of a submarine communications cable. ...

He later worked with Sir Oliver Lodge on the development of wireless telegraphy, selling their patents to Marconi in 1904. Vanity Fair cartoon. ... Guglielmo Marchese Marconi, GCVO (25 April 1874-20 July 1937) was an Italian inventor, best known for his development of a practical radiotelegraph system, which served as the foundation for the establishment of numerous affiliated companies worldwide. ... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ...

He became a member of the Institution of Electrical Engineers in 1877, and FRS in 1904 Not to be confused with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, I-triple-E). ... 1877 (MDCCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... FRS is an abbreviation which can stand for various phrases: Family Radio Service, a personal radio service utilizing the UHF band Fellow of the Royal Society, a title awarded to distinguished scientists who are British, Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland citizens Fisheries Research Services, an agency of the Scottish Executive... Year 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ...

He died at Shortlands, Kent, on 13 December 1920 and is buried at West Norwood Cemetery Shortlands is a ward of the London Borough of Bromley. ... Kent is a county in England, south-east of London. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... West Norwood Cemetery is a cemetery in West Norwood, Lambeth, London. ...

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• Ronald Birse, rev. Patricia Knowlden Alexander Muirhead Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Subscription required)