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Sergei Alexander Schelkunoff | |
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| Born | January 27, 1897 Samara, Russia |
| Died | May 2, 1992 (aged 95) Hightstown, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University |
| Known for | Schelkunoff equivalence principle |
| Awards | IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award from the Institute of Radio Engineers, Franklin Institute's Stuart Ballantine Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematics Electromagnetism Antenna theory |
| Institutions | Bell Telephone Laboratories |
Sergei Alexander Schelkunoff (Russian: Сергей Александрович Щелкунов; January 27, 1897 – May 2, 1992), who published as S. A. Schelkunoff, was a distinguished mathematician, electrical engineer, and electromagnetism theorist who made noted contributions to antenna theory.