Hidetsugu Yagi
Japanese engineer known for Yagi antenna
Born
January 28th, 1886
139 years ago
Died
January 19th, 1976
49 years ago — 89 years old
Category
Scientists & Innovators
Country
Japan
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Developed the Yagi-Uda antenna
Contributed to advances in radio technology
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