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2 unusual facts about Alexander M. Poniatoff


Alexander M. Poniatoff

The high-frequency bias technique, which made quality recording possible, was invented by Telefunken engineers and put into practical use by Poniatoff.

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He founded, in 1944, the Ampex company, using his initials, A.M.P., plus "ex" for "excellence" to create the name.


Alexander M. Hardy

Born in Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada, Hardy pursued a college course and studied law.

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He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress.

Alexander M. Thompson

Collaborating again with Courtneidge, he adapted the composer Leo Fall's operetta Der liebe Augustin as Princess Caprice (1912, Shaftesbury).


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