| Peder Oluf Pedersen | |
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| Born | 19 June 1874 Sig, Varde, Denmark |
| Died | 30 August 1941 (aged 67) Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Residence | Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Fields | Physicist |
| Institutions | College of Advanced Technology |
| Alma mater | College of Advanced Technology |
| Known for | Wire recording, the arc converter (both in collaboration with Valdemar Poulsen) |
| Notable awards | Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Gold Medal (1907) H. C. Ørsted Medal (1928) IRE Medal of Honor (1930) |
| Spouse | Maria Theodora Lihme (m. 1899) |
Peder Oluf Pedersen (19 June 1874 – 30 August 1941) was a Danish engineer and physicist. He is notable for his work on electrotechnology and his cooperation with Valdemar Poulsen on the developmental work on the telegraphone and the Poulsen Arc Transmitter.
Pedersen became a professor of telegraphy, telephony and radio in 1912.[1] He became principal of the College of Advanced Technology (Den Polytekniske Læreanstalt) in 1922, a title he held until his death. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and was a member of the British Institution of Electrical Engineers. In 1915 he became a Fellow of the Institute of Radio Engineers.[1]
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