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Name
  
John Peters

John F. Peters
Born
  
John Findley Peters September 11, 1884 near Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States (
1884-09-11
)

Died
  
October 31, 1969(1969-10-31) (aged 85) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Notable awards
  
IEEE Edison Medal (1953)

John Findley Peters (September 11, 1884 – October 31, 1969) was an American electrical engineer known for his invention of the Klydonograph. He began his career at Westinghouse Electric in 1904. He received the IEEE Edison Medal for "contributions to the fundamentals of transformer design, his invention of the Klydonograph, his contributions to Military Computers and for his sympathetic understanding in the training of young engineers". He was also awarded the Franklin Institute's Edward Longstreth Medal in 1929.

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John F. Peters Wikipedia