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George Harold Brown

American engineer
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George Harold Brown (born Oct. 14, 1908, North Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.—died Dec. 11, 1987, Princeton, N.J.) was an American electrical engineer who made major contributions to the development of radio and television broadcast antennas. After completing his education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (B.S., 1930; M.S., 1931; Ph.D., 1933), Brown joined the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) in 1933 as a research engineer. Advancing steadily, he was elected an executive vice president of RCA...

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