Aleksandr Stepanovich Popov
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Article abstract: A Russian pioneer in the invention of radio and its application, Popov also contributed to the development of X-ray photography. Outside Russia, he contributed to the development of radio in France.
Early Life
Aleksandr Stepanovich Popov was born in the village of Perm (modern Krasnoturinsk), located in a marshy area of northeastern Russia, just west of the Ural Mountains. Despite its relative isolation, Perm was an area of ancient Russian settlement, first made famous by Saint Stephen of Perm. Saint Stephen converted the pagan Permians...
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