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Edgar Larner

1869 – 1930

BRitrish electrical engineer

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Lived 1869 – 1930 (aged 60–61). Edgar Larner was a British inventor.

Edgar Thomas Larner (1869 in Norwich, Norfolk, England – 1930 in Hackney, London, England), his occupation was that of engineer/scientist for the GPO (General Post Office) Engineering-Telephones. In those days the GPO was a part of the Civil Service, so he was a civil servant. He was a television and radio experimenter and pioneer. He also taught at the Hackney Institute, London. He was a friend of both John Logie Baird and Philo Farnsworth. He died in 1930 at the age of 61 in Hackney, London, England.

Published articles and books Radio and High Frequency Currents. London, 1923. Series (Lockwood’s Technical Manuals) Alternating Currents ... Including "The Principles of Alternating Currents," etc. London, 1908, 1915, 1923, 1929. (Lockwood’s Technical Manuals) Crystal Sets, etc. A. Rogers & Co.: London, (1924) Radio and High Frequency Currents ... Second edition, enlarged. V. C. Lockwood & Son: London, 1925 Valve Sets: construction and maintenance. Rogers & Co.: London, 1925 Practical Television, etc. (With plates.) & foreword by close friend John Logie Baird Ernest Benn: London, 1928 Practical Television, etc. 2nd edition (With plates.) & foreword by close friend John Logie Baird Ernest Benn: London Van Nostrand New York, 1928 Present-Day Valve Sets. Construction and maintenance. Rogers & Co.: London, (1930)

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Born
1869, Norwich
Birth century
Died
1930, Metropolitan Borough of Hackney
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Edgar Thomas Larner

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Who was Edgar Larner?

BRitrish electrical engineer

When was Edgar Larner born?

Edgar Larner was born in 1869 in Norwich.

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Edgar Larner died in 1930 in Metropolitan Borough of Hackney.

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Edgar Larner was an inventor.

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Edgar Larner was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Edgar Larner

· Wikidata: Q5337340

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