Maurice Deloraine
Edmond Maurice Deloraine (* 1898 in Franche-Comté , † 1991 in Paris ) was a French engineer and an important pioneer in high-frequency technology . Among other things, he developed the radio compass and, together with Henri Busignies, the HF / DF ( Huff-Duff ) shortwave direction finder .
Deloraine studied at the Paris University of Physics and Chemistry. His professional career began in 1921 at Western Electric . In 1925 he changed employers as part of the takeover by International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (ITT). From 1928 to 1940 he headed the ITT laboratory in Paris, the LMT. Here research was conducted into the use of high frequency for the purpose of message transmission and direction finding. After the German invasion of France in 1940 during World War II, Deloraine emigrated to America with two of his engineers and their families. There he later became technical director general of ITT and finally, until his retirement in 1965, president of LMT.
Deloraine was honored with the IEEE Award for International Communication in 1966 .
literature
- Maurice Deloraine: When Telecom and ITT Were Young . Lehigh Books, New York 1976.
Web links
- http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/iel5/10933/35705/01694934.pdf
- Military Collector Group Post ( Memento from December 5, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deloraine, Maurice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Deloraine, Edmond Maurice (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Franche-Comté |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1991 |
| Place of death | Paris |