H. J. Round
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 57 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 2,1881 |
| Zodiac sign | Gemini |
| Born | Kingswinford |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | August 17,1966 |
| Died | Bognor Regis |
| United Kingdom | |
| Job | Electrical engineer |
| Education | Royal College of Science |
| Known for | radio, light-emitting diode |
| Awards | Military Cross |
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| ID | 622175 |
H. J. Round Life story
Captain Henry Joseph Round was an English engineer and one of the early pioneers of radio. He was the first to report observation of electroluminescence from a solid state diode, leading to the discovery of the light-emitting diode. He was a personal assistant to Guglielmo Marconi.
