Short biography.

1. RADIO

2. WHO INVENTED ?
 Alexander Stepanovich Popov
 Russian physicist and electrician, a professor, an
inventor.
 He invented radio in 1895.

3. FAMILY
 His family consisted of his father, the local priest
Stepan Petrovich Popov, his wife and 6 more
children, among them was his sister Augustus, the
future well-known artist. Their life was very humble.

4. EDUCATION
 After graduating from general education classes in
Perm seminary. Alexander successfully passed the
entrance exams for the Physics and Mathematics
Faculty of St. Petersburg State University. He
successfully graduated from the University in 1882
with a Master’s degree. Popov was invited to stay
there to prepare for a professorship in the
Department of Physics. Since 1901 Popov was
professor of Physics in Electrotechnical Institute of
Emperor Alexander III.

5. ACHIEVEMENTS
 He invented a radio receiver. Radio Day is
considered to be May 7, 1895. That day he made a
report about a signal transmission over a distance
without wires at the meeting of the Russian Physico
Chemical Society. Popov initiated the development
of world science and technology - the era of
development radio electronics.

6. DEATH
 Alexander Stepanovich Popov died in December
31, 1905 from a stroke. He was Buried at Volkov
cemetery in St. Petersburg.