DocumentCode
2029533
Title
The first four-electrode designs of radio tubes
Author
Pestrikov, V.M.
Author_Institution
St. Petersburg State Univ. of Service & Econ., St. Petersburg, Russia
fYear
2013
fDate
8-14 Sept. 2013
Firstpage
32
Lastpage
35
Abstract
The detailed history of the invention of the first designs of four-electrode radio tubes is presented. It is noted that the first design of such tube was created by a Russian radio technician V.I. Kovalenkov. After it a tube with two control grids was designed by an Italian physicist Quirino Majorana. It is shown that this type of tubes includes a triode designed by an employee of RCA Norman E. Wunderlich, which was produced by Arcturus company.
Keywords
microwave tubes; Arcturus company; Russian radio technician V.I. Kovalenkov; control grid; four-electrode design; four-electrode radio tubes; Companies; Electron tubes; Electronic mail; History; Patents; Receivers; Technological innovation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave and Telecommunication Technology (CriMiCo), 2013 23rd International Crimean Conference
Conference_Location
Sevastopol
Print_ISBN
978-966-335-395-1
Type
conf
Filename
6652596
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